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host

UK/həʊst/ US/hoʊst/ common
noun (10) verb (1)

noun

1.

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.
3.

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

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4.

a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

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5.

archaic terms for army

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6.

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

  • “Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games”
7.

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

8.

the owner or manager of an inn

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9.

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

10.

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

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verb

1.

be the host of or for

  • “We hosted 4 couples last night”

Origin

From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sojourner, visitor, guest; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), from *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”).

Phrases

  • air host
  • bulletproof host
  • definitive host
  • DMZ host
  • graft-versus-host disease
  • heavenly host
  • host cell
  • host city
  • host country
  • Lord of Hosts
  • master of ceremonies

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