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   Host

   /hōst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who receives or entertains other people as guests: "a dinner-party host" Similar party-giverentertainerhostessOpposite guest
   • ▪ the moderator or emcee of a television or radio program: "your host is Stuart Macmillan" Similar master of ceremoniesMCanchoranchormananchorwomanannouncerlink personpresentercompèreinformal:emcee
   • ▪ a person, place, or organization that holds and organizes an event to which others are invited: "Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics"
   • ▪ an area in which particular living things are found: "Australia is host to some of the world's most dangerous animals"
   • 2. an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
   • ▪ a living cell in which a virus multiplies.
   • 3. a person or animal that has received transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ.
   • 4. a computer that mediates multiple access to databases mounted on it or provides other services to a computer network.

   verb

   • 1. act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio program): "Canada was asked to host a Commonwealth conference in Ottawa" Similar givethrowhaveholdprovideput onlay onarrangeorganizepresentintroducefrontanchorannouncebe the presenter ofcompèreinformal:emceeOpposite be a guest at
   • 2. store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the internet: "Columbia University currently hosts some 400 websites"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.

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   The meaning of HOST is a person who receives or entertains guests socially, commercially, or officially. How to use host in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a place or organization that provides the space and other necessary things for a special event: play host to Japan is playing host to the next international conference. host nation the host nation for the next World Cup. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Host definition: a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere. See examples of HOST used in a sentence.

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   A host is a computer or other device that communicates with other hosts on a network. Also known as network hosts, hosts include clients and servers that send or receive data, services and applications. Hosts typically do not include intermediary network devices like switches and routers, which are instead often categorized as nodes.

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   Definition of host. 1. as in swarm. a great number of persons or creatures massed together a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. swarm. flock. crowd. throng. horde. multitude. legion. army. mass. mob. drove. press. bike. crush. herd. masses. rout.

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   Definition of host noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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