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   host

   /həʊst/

   noun

   • 1. a person who receives or entertains other people as guests: "they were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends" Similar party-giverentertainerhostessOpposite guest
   • ▪ the presenter of a television or radio programme: "your host is Stuart Macmillan" Similar master of ceremoniesMCanchoranchormananchorwomanannouncerlink personpresentercompèreinformal:emcee
   • ▪ a person, place, or organization that holds an event to which others are invited: "Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics"
   • ▪ an area in which particular plants or animals are found: "Australia is host to some of the world's most dangerous animals"
   • 2. an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
   • ▪ a living cell in which a virus multiplies.
   • 3. a person or animal that has received transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ.
   • 4. a computer which stores a website or other data that can be accessed over the internet or which provides other services to a network.

   verb

   • 1. act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio programme): "Canada was asked to host a Commonwealth conference in Ottawa" Similar givethrowhaveholdprovideput onlay onarrangeorganizepresentintroducefrontanchorannouncebe the presenter ofcompèreinformal:emceeOpposite be a guest at
   • 2. store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the internet: "Columbia University currently hosts some 400 websites"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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