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1. (n.) host
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
2. host
an emcee, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.
3. host
a company, place, or the like that provides services or resources, as for a convention or sporting event.
4. host
the landlord of an inn.
5. host
a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition.
6. host
the recipient of a graft.
7. (v.t.) host
to be the host at (a dinner, reception, etc.).
8. host
to act as host to.
9. (v.i.) host
to perform the duties or functions of a host.
10. (n.) host
a multitude or great number of persons or things:
a host of details.
11. host
an army.
12. (n.) Host
the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME oyst < MF oiste < LL hostia Eucharistic wafer (L: victim, sacrifice))
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1. (noun) host
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
2. (noun) horde, host, legion
a vast multitude
3. (noun) host
an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
4. (noun) master of ceremonies, emcee, host
a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
5. (noun) host, legion
archaic terms for army
6. (noun) host
any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
"Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
7. (noun) host
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
8. (noun) host, innkeeper, boniface
the owner or manager of an inn
9. (noun) Host
a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
10. (verb) server, host
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
11. (verb) host
be the host of or for
"We hosted 4 couples last night"
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1. (noun) host
sb who introduces a television or radio show
And here's the host of tonight's game, Bob Branson.
2. host
***sb who has invited guests
We brought some wine for our host.
3. host
a country, city, organization, etc. that is holding an event
This week the university played host to some of the world's leading biologists.
4. host
a host of
a large number of
The economic troubles led to a host of other problems.
5. (verb) host
to organize a special occasion or event and invite people
***countries competing to host the Olympic Games
6. host
to introduce a television or radio show
She hosts one of Public Radio's news programs.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) HOST
the consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration
2. (noun) HOST
an army; a number of men gathered for war
3. (noun) HOST
any great number or multitude; a throng
4. (noun) HOST
one who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord
5. (verb) HOST
to give entertainment to
6. (verb) HOST
to lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment
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Sense: (feminineˈhostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house
The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.
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 Afrikaans: gasheer, gasvrou |
 Arabic: مُضيف |
 Bulgarian: домакин |
 Brazilian: anfitrião |
 Czech: hostitel, -ka |
 German: der/die Gastgeber(in) |
 Danish: vært |
 Greek: οικοδεσπότης, οικοδέσποιν |
 Spanish: anfitrión; anfitriona |
 Estonian: võõrustaja |
 Farsi: ميزبان |
 Finnish: isäntä/emäntä |
 French: hôte, hôtesse |
 Hebrew: מְאַרֵחַ, מְאַרָחַת |
 Hindi: मेजबान, किसी आयोजन का सूत |
 Croatian: domacin, domacica |
 Hungarian: házigazda, háziasszony |
 Indonesian: tuan rumah |
 Icelandic: gestgjafi |
 Italian: (padrone di casa) |
 Japanese: 主人役 |
 Korean: (손님을 접대하는) 주인 |
 Lithuanian: šeimininkas |
 Latvian: namatēvs |
 Malay: tuan rumah |
 Dutch: gastheer; gastvrouw |
 Norwegian: vert(inne) |
 Polish: pan domu, gospodarz |
 Persian: ميزبان |
 Pashto: کوربه |
 Portuguese: anfitrião |
 Romanian: gazdă |
 Russian: хозяин; хозяйка |
 Slovak: hostiteľ, -ka |
 Slovenian: gostitelj |
 Serbian: domaćin |
 Swedish: värd |
 Thai: เจ้าบ้าน |
 Turkish: ev sahibi/sahibesi |
 Taiwanese: 主人 |
 Ukrainian: хазяїн, господар |
 Urdu: میز بان |
 Vietnamese: chủ nhà |
 Chinese: 主人 |
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