host

Fetched 2026-10-27 (live).

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Noun

1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
   • A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
2. One that provides a facility for an event.
3. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
   • Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
4. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
   • The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
5. The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
6. Any computer attached to a network.
7. A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
   • Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
8. An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
   • The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
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.
   • Our company will host the annual conference this year.
   • I was terrible at hosting that show.
   • I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.
2. To lodge at an inn.
3. To run software made available to a remote user or process.
   • Kremvax hosts a variety of services.

Noun

1. A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
2. A large number of items; a large inventory.
   • The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
   • There are a host of reasons for this decision.

Noun

1. The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

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