Hostess vs Drove - What's the difference?
hostess | drove | Synonyms |
A female host.
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Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
(usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven
(drive).
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To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
Hostess is a synonym of drove.
As nouns the difference between hostess and drove
is that hostess is a female host while drove is a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.As a verb drove is
(drive).hostess
English
(wikipedia hostess)Noun
(es)Keeping the mighty honest, passage=The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account.}}
Derived terms
* hostess trolleydrove
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) drove, drof, draf, from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
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