/həʊst/
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Translation
The person who invites guests and looks after them, or who presents a show.
Word origin
From Old French oste, from Latin hospes, a word that meant both guest and host.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- hospes
- English cognates
- hospital, hotel, hospitality
Grammar
Gender
Pluralhosts
Examples
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The host is the person whose home or party it is.
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Here "host" means the person who presents the show.
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The host looks after the guests; the guests are the visitors.
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