host

host: host¹ W3 [həust US houst] n

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1¦(at a party)¦

2¦(on television/radio)¦

3¦(country/city)¦

4 a (whole) host of people/things

5¦(in church)¦

6¦(animal/plant)¦

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[Sense: 1-3, 6; Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: hoste 'host, guest', from Latin hospes, probably from hostis; HOSTILE]

[Sense: 4; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin hostis; HOSTILE]

[Sense: 5; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: hoiste, from Latin hostia 'sacrifice']

1.) ¦(AT A PARTY)¦

someone at a party, meal etc who has invited the guests and who provides the food, drink etc

→↑hostess

▪ Our host greeted us at the door.

2.) ¦(ON TELEVISION/RADIO)¦

someone who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio programme

British Equivalent: compère

▪ a game show host

3.) ¦(COUNTRY/CITY)¦

a country, city, or organization that provides the necessary space, equipment etc for a special event

host country/government/city etc

▪ the host city for the next Olympic Games

play host (to sth)

(=provide the place, food etc for a special meeting or event)

▪ The gallery is playing host to an exhibition of sculpture.

4.) a (whole) host of people/things

a large number of people or things

▪ A host of showbusiness celebrities have pledged their support.

5.) ¦(IN CHURCH)¦

the Host

technical the bread that is used in the Christian ceremony of Communion

6.) ¦(ANIMAL/PLANT)¦

technical an animal or plant on which a smaller animal or plant is living as a ↑parasite

host ²

host² v [T]

1.) to provide the place and everything that is needed for an organized event

▪ Which country is going to host the next World Cup?

2.) to introduce a radio or television programme

▪ Next week's show will be hosted by Sarah Cox.

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Synonyms:

Entertainer / Landlord, innkeeper / Army, legion, armed force / Multitude, horde, throng, vast assemblage / Consecrated wafer

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host — Ⅰ. host [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who receives or entertains guests. 2) the presenter of a television or radio programme. 3) a person, place, or organization that holds and organizes an event to which others are invited. 4) often humorous the… … English terms dictionary
host — host1 [hōst] n. [ME hoste < OFr hoiste < ML(Ec) hostia, consecrated host < L, animal sacrificed, prob. < hostire, to recompense, requite] 1. a wafer of the bread used in a Eucharistic service 2. [H ] a consecrated Eucharistic wafer… … English World dictionary
Host — (h[=o]st), n. [OE. host, ost, OF. hoste, oste, F. h[^o]te, from L. hospes a stranger who is treated as a guest, he who treats another as his guest, a hostl prob. fr. hostis stranger, enemy (akin to E. guest a visitor) + potis able; akin to Skr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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