host
Meaning
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- One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- Any computer attached to a network.
- A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
Synonyms
host computer
palasome
great number
Host
large number
military force
prepare food
preside over
provide food
one’s husband
military unit
owner of the house
host organism
recipient organism
military group
person who stands treat
sacramental bread
amphitryon
host rock
mass of people
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/həʊst/
Etymology
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 *gʰostipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Used in English since 13th century.
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