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host1 /hōst/ noun- A person who entertains a stranger or guest at his or her house without (or with) reward
- An innkeeper or publican
- A person who introduces performers or participants, who chairs discussions, etc on a programme or show
- A place acting as the venue for (an event), usu implying some involvement in the organization of the event and the welcoming of the participants
- An organism on which another lives as a parasite (also figurative)
- A person or animal that has received transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ
- A host computer (see below)
transitive verb- To receive and entertain guests at (an event)
- To act as or be the chairperson, compère, etc of (a show, programme, event, etc)
intransitive verb (Spenser, Shakespeare)To lodge, to be a guest ORIGIN: OFr hoste, from L hospes, hospitis hōstˈess noun - A female host
- A paid female partner at a dance hall, nightclub, etc
- A prostitute (euphemistic)
transitive verb and intransitive verb To act as a hostess (to) hōstˈess-ship noun The character or office of a hostess hōstˈlesse adjective (Spenser) Inhospitable hōstˈry noun (Spenser) Lodging host computer noun A computer attached to and in control of a multi-terminal computer system, or one attached to a multi-computer network and able eg to provide access to a number of databases hostess trolley noun A trolley with electronically heated compartments for keeping food warm while it is brought to the table air hostess see under air lie at host (Shakespeare) To be lodged reckon or count without one's host - To count up one's bill without reference to the landlord
- To fail to take account of some important possibility, such as the action of another
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