host

Meaning

Noun

1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
2. One that provides a facility for an event.
3. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
4. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
5. The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
6. (Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
7. A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
8. An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
9. A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.

Verb

1. To perform the role of a host.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To lodge at an inn.
3. (Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.

Synonyms

master

army

landlord

owner

hostess

master of ceremonies

innkeeper

multitude

proprietor

boss

compere

crowd

throng

troop

presenter

accommodate

entertain

legion

horde

employer

emcee

receive

host computer

leader

entertainer

anchorperson

palasome

anchorman

server

band

party

🥳

quantity

company

lodger

chief

lord

number

🔢

guest

group

gathering

array

lodge

landlady

forces

force

boniface

body

bearer

crush

battery

🔋

Translations

hôte

amphitryon

ospite

anfitrión

gastheer

Wirt

Gastgeber

anfitrião

Hostie

anfitrione

amfitrió

hospedeiro

accueil

ospitare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/həʊst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hoste

Inherited from Middle English: oost

Inherited from Middle English: host

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis
Proto-Italic *hostipotis
Latin hospes
Old French ostebor.
Middle English hoste
English host
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”). Used in English since 13th century.

Sentences

The stadium can also host large music concerts and events .

There was no on-camera host in the original series .