host 1 (h st)n. 1. One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity. 2. A person who manages an inn or hotel. 3. One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event: the city chosen as host for the Olympic Games. 4. The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program. 5. Biology The animal or plant on which or in which another organism lives. 6. Medicine The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ. 7. Computer Science A computer containing data or programs that another computer can access by means of a network or modem. tr.v. host·ed, host·ing, hosts Usage Problem To serve as host to or at: "the garden party he had hosted last spring" (Saturday Review). [Middle English, host, guest, from Old French, from Latin hospes, hospit-; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.] host  ly adj.Usage Note: Host was used as a verb in Shakespeare's time, but this usage was long obsolete when the verb was reintroduced (or perhaps reinvented) in recent years to mean "perform the role of a host." The usage occurs particularly in contexts relating to institutional gatherings or television and radio shows, where the person performing the role of host has not personally invited the guests. Perhaps because the verb involves a suspect extension of the traditional conception of hospitality, it initially met with critical resistance. In a 1968 survey only 18 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the usage in the sentence The Cleveland chapter will host this year's convention. Over time, however, the usage has become increasingly well established and has the useful purpose of describing the activities of one who performs the ceremonial or practical role of a host, as in arranging a conference or welcoming guests. In our 1986 survey, 53 percent of the Panelists accepted the usage in the phrase a reception hosted by the Secretary of State. The verb is less well accepted when it is used to describe the role of a performer who acts as a master of ceremonies for a broadcast or film, where the relation of the word to the notion of "hospitality" is stretched still further. |
| host 2 (hst) n. 1. An army. 2. A great number; a multitude. See Synonyms at multitude. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin hostis, from Latin, enemy; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.] |
| host 3 also Host (hst) n. Ecclesiastical The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist. [Middle English, from Latin hostia, sacrifice.] |
host 1
Noun
1. a person who receives or entertains guests, esp. in his own home
2. the organization or country providing the facilities for a function or event: Barcelona, host of the 1992 Olympic Games
3. the compere of a radio or television programme
4. Biol an animal or plant in or on which a parasite lives
5. Computers a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users
6. Old-fashioned the owner or manager of an inn
Verb
to be the host of (a party, programme, or event): he's hosting a radio show [Latin hospes guest, host]
host 2
Noun
a great number; multitude [Latin hostis stranger]
Host
Noun
Christianity the bread used in Holy Communion [Latin hostia victim]
| host (hst) 1. a. The larger of two organisms in a symbiotic relationship. b. An organism or cell on or in which a parasite lives or feeds.  A definitive host is an organism in which a parasite reaches sexual maturity. The anopheles mosquito is the definitive host for the malaria plasmodium because, while the mosquito is not adversely affected by the plasmodium's presence, it is the organism in which the plasmodium matures and reproduces. An intermediate host is an organism in which a parasite develops but does not attain sexual maturity. Humans and certain other vertebrates are the intermediate host of the malaria plasmodium. A paratenic host is an organism which may be required for the completion of a parasite's life cycle but in which no development of the parasite occurs. The unhatched eggs of nematodes are sometimes carried in a paratenic host such as a bird or rodent. When a predator eats the paratenic host, the eggs are ingested as well.2. The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ. 3. A computer containing data or programs that another computer can access by means of a network or modem. |
Host an army; a large number of men; a great multitude of people, animals, birds, insects, or things.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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 therehostess - a woman host |
| 2. | host - a vast multitude | |
| 3. | host - an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently intermediate host - a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle definitive host - the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host | |
| 4. |  host - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse compere - British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc Lord of Misrule - a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration question master, quizmaster - the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game ringmaster - the person in charge of performances in a circus ring symposiarch, toastmaster - the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet | |
| 5. |  host - archaic terms for army Roman Legion - a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army Sabaoth - (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth" army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state | |
| 6. | host - any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together | |
| 7. | host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | |
| 8. |  host - the owner or manager of an inn hostess - a woman innkeeper padrone - an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy patron - the proprietor of an inn victualer, victualler - an innkeeper (especially British) | |
| 9. | Host - a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked | |
| 10. | host - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer network - (computer science) a network of computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| Verb | 1. | host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night" wine and dine - provide with food and drink, usually lavishly entertain - provide entertainment for do the honors - act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests |
host 1 or hostess
host 2
Translations
host [həust] n → hôte m;
(in hotel etc) → patron m;
(TV, Radio) → présentateur/trice, animateur/trice (= large number);
n host [houst]
1 (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. gasheer, gasvrou مُضيف домакин hostitel, -ka vært der/die Gastgeber(in) οικοδεσπότης, οικοδέσποινα anfitrión; anfitriona võõrustaja ميزبان isäntä, emäntä hôte, hôtesse מְאַרֵחַ, מְאַרָחַת मेजबान, किसी आयोजन का सूत्रधार domacin, domacica házigazda, háziasszony tuan rumah gestgjafi (padrone di casa) 主人役 (손님을 접대하는) 주인 šeimininkas namatēvs tuan rumah gastheer; gastvrouw vert(inne) pan domu, gospodarz anfitrião gazdă хозяин; хозяйка hostiteľ, -ka gostitelj domaćin värd เจ้าบ้าน ev sahibi/sahibesi 主人 хазяїн, господар میز بان chủ nhà 主人
2 an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite. draer نَبات أو حَيوان حامِل الطُّفَيْلِيّات гостоприемник hostitel værtsplante der Wirt ξενιστής huésped peremeesloom, peremeestaim انگل پذير isäntäeläin, isäntäkasvi hôte פּוּנדקָאי परपोषी biljka ili životinja domacin (obicno nametnicima) bacilusgazda korban parasit hÿsill ospite 宿主 숙주 šeimininkas (parazītorganisma) saimnieks perumah gastheer vertsorganisme/-dyr/-plante żywiciel hospedeiro gazdă хозяин hostiteľ žival ali rastlina, na kateri živi parazit domaćin värddjur, -växt สัตว์หรือพืชที่เป็นที่อาศัยของปรสิต konakçı, konut 寄主 хазяїн کوئی پودا یا جانور جس پر کوئی طفیلی پل رہا ہو động vật hoặc thực vật mà vật ký sinh sống bám vào 寄主
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