host

host
host1
—hostless, adj. —hostship, n.
/hohst/, n.
1. a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party.
2. a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.
3. a person, place, company, or the like, that provides services, resources, etc., as for a convention or sporting event: Our city would like to serve as host for the next Winter Olympics.
4. the landlord of an inn.
5. a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition.
6. Surg. the recipient of a graft. Cf. donor (def. 2).
v.t.
7. to be the host at (a dinner, reception, etc.): He hosted a reception for new members.
8. to act as host to: The vice president hosted the foreign dignitaries during their visit.
9. to act as master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for: to host a popular talk show.
v.i.
10. to perform the duties or functions of a host.
[1250-1300; ME (h)oste (n.) < MF < L hospit- (s. of hospes) host, guest, stranger, perh. < *hosti-pot(i)s or *hos-pot(i)s, equiv. to hos(ti)- comb. form of hostis stranger (see HOST2) + -pot(i)s, akin to potis having the power to, posse to be able (see POTENT) (hence, "one granting hospitality, one in charge of guests"); cf., with different initial elements, Gk despótes master, DESPOT, Lith viešpats lord]
host2
/hohst/, n.
1. a multitude or great number of persons or things: a host of details.
2. an army.
[1250-1300; ME (h)oste < OF < L hostis stranger, enemy; akin to GUEST]
Syn. 1. swarm, crowd, drove, throng, horde, myriad.

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