A female that is successful, intelligent, independent, and almost always physically attractive. Derived from "heavy hitter" and "hitter" to represent the female demographic of powerful, motivated, prosperous individuals. New York City is home to the world's largest population of hittresses.
Verb: She was hostressing so hard In preparation for the party that she passed out on the coat pile by 7:00p.m.
Noun: The hostress was shaking with suppressed frustration while compulsively slipping coasters under the sticky cups dripping with condensation.