host en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English host From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sojourner, visitor, guest; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), from *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Used in English since 13th century.
Meanings
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One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
Time is like a fashionable host, / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.
c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
- One that provides a facility for an event.
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A person or organization responsible for running an event.
Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
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A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
- (qualifier:multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
- (Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
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A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
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(qualifier:evolution) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
- A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoast | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| hosts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hoster · jump host · co-host · wraparound host · webhost · dehost · air host · web host · host species · intrahost · host response · host with the most · hostel · definitive host · mycohost · multihost · zombie host · hostless · hostmask · interhost · opinion host · host family · hostship · hostess · host rock · host city · hostmaster · no-host · bulletproof host · hostname · mine host · hostress · DMZ host · cohost · host country · nonhost · graft-versus-host · play host to · no host bar · graft-versus-host disease · host selling · host plant · host cell · reckon without one's host
Hyponyms
Relateds
hospitality · hotel · hostage · hospitable · hospital
Synonyms
Translations (314)
pl gospodyni (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ru носи́тельница (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · ur میزْبان (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · el οικοδέσποινα (person who receives or entertains a guest) · enm herberjour (person who receives or entertains a guest) · tg мизбон (person who receives or entertains a guest) · la hospita (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ja 主催者 (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu házigazda (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · sv värdorganism (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ro prezentator (moderator) · gl presentador (moderator) · eo gastiganto (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ru церемонийме́йстер (moderator) · ru гла́вная ЭВМ (computing: computer attached to a network) · uk ґа́зда (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nn vert (computing: computer attached to a network) · cmn 主人 (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fr animateur (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · la dissignātor (moderator) · it moderatore (moderator) · cs hostitelka (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nl gastheer (moderator) · mi kaitaurima (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hu gazda (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · hi अतिथिपति (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ar مُضِيف (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk веду́чий (moderator) · fi isäntäeliö (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · mk до́маќин (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sk hostiteľka (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ps کوربه (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · eo gastiganto (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ar مُضِيف (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · es hospedador (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · cmn 主機 /主机 (computing: computer attached to a network) · nl gastvrouw (moderator) · sl gostítelj (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk хазя́їн (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ko 주인 (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hi आतिथेयी (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt hospedeiro (computing: computer attached to a network) · kk қожайын (person who receives or entertains a guest) · th เจ้าภาพ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hi आतिथेय (person who receives or entertains a guest) · io hosto (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es anfitriona (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · id pembawa acara (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · de Träger (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · sh дома̀ћин (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk ґазда́ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Organisator (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · pl gospodarz (person who receives or entertains a guest) · yue 主人 (person who receives or entertains a guest) · it host (computing: computer attached to a network) · fr organisateur (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · dsb hosćiśelka (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bn মেজবান (moderator) · fi juontaja (moderator) · sv värd (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · pt organizador (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · nl gastheer (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · lt šeimininkė (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ru веду́щая (moderator) · lt šeimininkas (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk хазяїн (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ru кле́тка-хозя́ин (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · mr होस्ट (computing: computer attached to a network) · be гаспада́рка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nb vert (computing: computer attached to a network) · rm ospitanta (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ka მასპინძელი (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fi isäntä (moderator) · id pejamu (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · tg хӯҷаин (person who receives or entertains a guest) · el οικοδεσπότης (person who receives or entertains a guest) · be вяду́чая (moderator) · nl drager (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · fa-ira میزْبان (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt apresentador (moderator) · de Moderator (moderator) · be хадзя́ін (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bg домаки́н (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · cy lletywr (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ar آدِب (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · fr maître de maison (person who receives or entertains a guest) · aii ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ky кожоюн (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nn vert (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bg во́дещ (moderator) · it organizzatore (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hi परपोषी (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · id hos (computing: computer attached to a network) · it anfitrione (person who receives or entertains a guest) · be хадзя́йка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · lv saimnieks (person who receives or entertains a guest) · evn эден (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sk hostiteľ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · cmn 主持人 (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · lad balabaya (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ro moderator (moderator) · lv saimnieks (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · gl moderador (moderator) · se guossoheaddji (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bn মেজবান (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · sh gȁzdarica (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Trägerin (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · la hospita (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Wirt (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · prs میزْبَان (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nb vert (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · el διοργανωτής (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · aii ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (computing: computer attached to a network) · sl gostíteljica (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt host (computing: computer attached to a network) · hi संचारक (moderator) · uk господа́рка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fi isäntä (computing: computer attached to a network) · fr hôte (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt anfitrião (computing: computer attached to a network) · hi संचालक (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · pl host (computing: computer attached to a network) · nl gastheer (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fr amphitryon (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es hospedero (person who receives or entertains a guest) · my အိမ်ရှင် (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fi isäntä (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hu vitavezető (moderator) · el κεντρικός υπολογιστής (computing: computer attached to a network) · pt hospedeiro (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ps کوربه (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bg ханджи́я (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk веду́ча (moderator) · bbl მასპიჼძელ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es hospedante (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · uk господа́р (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ru хост (computing: computer attached to a network) · de Wirt (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hsb hosćićel (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ca amfitrió (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ru веду́щий (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu gazdaszervezet (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · bg хаза́йка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hu hordozó (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · sh га̏здарица (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nl organisator (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · la hospes (person who receives or entertains a guest) · gl anfitrión (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ur میزْبان (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hi सभापति (moderator) · ca amfitriona (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mk води́телка (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · uz mezbon (person who receives or entertains a guest) · tr ev sahibi (person who receives or entertains a guest) · be вядо́ўца (moderator) · sl gostítelj (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · es hospedero (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · sh domàćin (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt anfitrião (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nl gastgever (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu moderátor (moderator) · ca hoste (person who receives or entertains a guest) · vi người chủ trì (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu gazdagép (computing: computer attached to a network) · pt hospedeiro (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · bn মেজবান (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es anfitrión (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · lad balabay (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sv värd (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · mwl houspedeiro (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt anfitrião (moderator) · pl gospodarz (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu gazdaszámítógép (computing: computer attached to a network) · hi मध्यस्थ (moderator) · fi isäntä (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · vi vật chủ (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · fi kantaja (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · zza meymandar (diq) (person who receives or entertains a guest) · gl anfitrión (computing: computer attached to a network) · ru хозя́ин (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mi rauropi papa (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · mt ospitanti (person who receives or entertains a guest) · af gasheer (person who receives or entertains a guest) · vi chủ tế (moderator) · uk господар (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · lo ເຈົ້າພາບ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · vi máy chủ (computing: computer attached to a network) · ro amfitrion (person who receives or entertains a guest) · enm hoste (person who receives or entertains a guest) · se doalloisit (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fo vertur (person who receives or entertains a guest) · la hospes (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · sh gȁzda (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ja 主人 (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sh domàćinica (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ga óstach (person who receives or entertains a guest) · lv namatēvs (person who receives or entertains a guest) · be вяду́чы (moderator) · cs hostitel (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · aii ܡܐܲܪ̈ܚܵܢܹܐ (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · tl sasandigan (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · es huésped (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · hi मध्यस्थ (computing: computer attached to a network) · da vært (person who receives or entertains a guest) · th เจ้าบ้าน (person who receives or entertains a guest) · rm ospitant (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ja ホスト (computing: computer attached to a network) · hu konferanszié (moderator) · ru носи́тель (genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material) · ru модера́тор (moderator) · hu házigazda (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hy հյուրընկալ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk хост (computing: computer attached to a network) · nl gastvrouw (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hi अतिथिपति (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mk до́маќин (computing: computer attached to a network) · ro gazdă (person who receives or entertains a guest) · vi người tổ chức (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · aii ܡܩܲܒܠܵܢܵܐ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hu vendéglátó (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sl gostíteljica (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · grc ξενοδόκος (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ro moderatoare (moderator) · fr hôte (computing: computer attached to a network) · tk hojaýyn (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sv värd (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Organisator (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ia hospitero (person who receives or entertains a guest) · id tuan rumah (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ms tuan rumah (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nn vert (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · cy gwesteiwr (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fi järjestäjä (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · aii ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · he מארחים (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · az ev sahibi (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sl gostítelj (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · mk дома́ќинка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · el συντονιστής (moderator) · nl moderator (moderator) · aii ܡܐܲܪ̈ܚܵܢܝܵܬܹܐ (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · hu műsorvezető (moderator) · ru веду́щий (moderator) · ru хозя́йка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt realizador (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · bg домаки́нка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · he מארח (person who receives or entertains a guest) · he מַנְחֶה (moderator) · ru органи́зм-хозя́ин (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ms pengacara (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · niv ызӈ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · lv namamāte (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mi nihowera (person who receives or entertains a guest) · cs hostitel (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es anfitrión (person who receives or entertains a guest) · ru гла́вный компью́тер (computing: computer attached to a network) · et võõrustaja (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mk до́маќин (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · nl gastgever (moderator) · nn vert (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · cs pořadatel (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · nl gastheer (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · is hýsill (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · vi chủ nhà (person who receives or entertains a guest) · sl vodíteljica (moderator) · ms perumah (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · gl anfitrión (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uk хазя́йка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bg хаза́ин (person who receives or entertains a guest) · hy հիւրընկալ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · pt mediador (moderator) · bg домаки́н (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Bewirter (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fr hôte (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · de Gastgeber (person who receives or entertains a guest) · uz xoʻjayin (person who receives or entertains a guest) · gl organizador (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · el ξενιστής (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · nl host (computing: computer attached to a network) · id inang (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ar مُسْتَضِيف (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · es hospedador (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mk во́дител (moderator) · da vært (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · ja 司会 (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · xmf მენძელი (person who receives or entertains a guest) · af gasvrou (person who receives or entertains a guest) · es hospedante (person who receives or entertains a guest) · gld эден (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mwl houspedeiro (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · pl żywiciel (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · nb vert (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · is gestgjafi (person who receives or entertains a guest) · it ospite (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · ko 호스트 (computing: computer attached to a network) · km ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · it ospitante (person who receives or entertains a guest) · kl qaaqqusisoq (person who receives or entertains a guest) · bg ханджи́йка (person who receives or entertains a guest) · fi isäntä (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · sh дома̀ћиница (person who receives or entertains a guest) · se doalloeamit (person who receives or entertains a guest) · grc ἑστιάτωρ (person who receives or entertains a guest) · mk во́дител (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · mk води́телка (moderator) · be гаспада́р (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Showmaster (moderator) · sl vodítelj (moderator) · sh га̏зда (person who receives or entertains a guest) · nb vert (person who receives or entertains a guest) · niv ыс (person who receives or entertains a guest) · de Veranstalter (person or organisation responsible for running an event) · he פֻּנְדְּקַאי (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) · sva მა̈სძელ (person who receives or entertains a guest)