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Definitions for Host

[1] a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party.
[2] a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.
[3] a person, place, company, or the like, that provides services, resources, etc., as for a convention or sporting event: Our city would like to serve as host for the next Winter Olympics.
[4] the landlord of an inn.
[5] a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition.
[6] Surgery . the recipient of a graft. Compare donor(def 2) .
[7] to be the host at (a dinner, reception, etc.): He hosted a reception for new members.
[8] to act as host to: The vice president hosted the foreign dignitaries during their visit.
[9] to act as master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for: to host a popular talk show.
[10] to perform the duties or functions of a host.
[11] a multitude or great number of persons or things: a host of details.
[12] an army.
[13] the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
[14] a person who receives or entertains guests, esp in his own home
[15] a country or organization which provides facilities for and receives visitors to an event (as modifier ) the host nation
[16] the compere of a show or television programme
[17] biology an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite an animal, esp an embryo, into which tissue is experimentally grafted
[18] computing a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users
[19] the owner or manager of an inn
[20] to be the host of (a party, programme, etc) to host one's own show
[21] (tr) US informal to leave (a restaurant) without paying the bill
[22] a great number; multitude
[23] an archaic word for army
[24] the bread consecrated in the Eucharist

Words related to Host

owner, moderator, manager, entertainer, anchor, presenter, array, crowd, multitude, receive, introduce, present, keeper, proprietor, innkeeper, emcee, throng, horde, army, legion

Words nearby Host

hospitalize, hospitaller, hospitalman, hospitium, hospodar, host, host computer, host-specific, hosta, hostage, hostel

Origin of Host

1275–1325; Middle English hoste < Late Latin hostia Eucharistic wafer (Latin: victim, sacrifice); replacing Middle English oyst < Middle French oiste < Late Latin, as above

Other words from Host

host·less , adjective
host·ship , noun

Word origin for Host

C14: from Old French oiste, from Latin hostia victim

Synonyms for Host

anchor, entertainer, manager, moderator, owner, presenter, emcee, innkeeper, keeper, proprietor, anchor person, person of the house