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host‧ess [countable]
1 a woman at a party, meal etc who has invited all the guests and provides them with food, drink etc [↪ host]
2 a woman who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio show [↪ host]
3 a woman who shows people to seats in a restaurant in the US
4 a woman whose job is to entertain men at a nightclub
WORD FOCUS: restaurant WORD FOCUS: restaurant

the person who cooks your food: chef


a list of the food: menu also bill of fare formal





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