host




host - noun

  • 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 there
  • a vast multitude
  • an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
  • a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
  • archaic terms for army
  • any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
  • (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
  • the owner or manager of an inn
  • a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
  • (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

  • host - verb

    host - thesaurus

    boniface   emcee   horde   innkeeper   legion   server