“hosts” is a form of
host
UK /həʊst/ · US /hoʊst/ noun, verb
Forms hosts hosting hosted hoast
- noun One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. “A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.”
- noun One that provides a facility for an event.
- noun A person or organization responsible for running an event. “Our company is host of the annual conference this year.”
- noun A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance. “The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.”
- noun (multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
- noun (computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
- noun (ecology) 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.”
- noun (evolution, genetics) 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.”
- verb To perform the role of a host. “Our company will host the annual conference this year.”
- verb (obsolete, intransitive) To lodge at an inn.
- verb (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process. “Kremvax hosts a variety of services.”
- noun A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- noun A large number of items; a large inventory. “The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.”
- noun (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
Synonyms
presenter Body of Christ horde legion master of ceremonies emcee innkeeper boniface server
Antonyms
Etymology
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.
From Middle English oost, borrowed from Old French ost, oste, hoste, from Latin hostis (“foreign enemy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (as opposed to inimicus (“personal enemy”)). Doublet of guest.
From Middle English host, oist, ost, from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia (“sacrificial victim”). Doublet of hostie.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
- noun An army; a number of men gathered for war. A host so great as covered all the field. Dryden.
- noun Any great number or multitude; a throng.
- noun One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitosly or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord. Chaucer. "Fair host and Earl." Tennyson.
Etymology [LL. hostia sacrifice, victim, from hostire to strike.]
Etymology [OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L. hostis enemy, LL., army. See Guest, and cf. Host a landlord.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “host”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details