flight attendant

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === flight attendant (plural flight attendants) A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers. Synonyms: (usually male) steward, cabin attendant ==== Usage notes ==== The term flight attendant began to replace the older, gender-specific term stewardess in the US during the 1980s, following the Wilson v. Southwest Airlines Co. court decision which banned discrimination of male flight attendants, and is now preferred in Western countries due to its gender-neutral nature. ==== Hypernyms ==== cabin crew ==== Hyponyms ==== (male): steward; air host; koffie-moffie (South African, pejorative, slang) (female): stewardess; air hostess; sky girl (slang); hostie (Australian, slang); cart tart (pejorative, slang); trolley dolly (pejorative, slang) (female or effeminate male): trolley dolly (pejorative, slang) ==== Translations ====