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