Definition/Meaning of host

• English - Noun: host (plural hosts) One which receives or entertains a guest , socially, commercially, or officially. A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs. 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…
• English - Verb: host (third-person singular simple present hosts, present participle hosting, simple past and past participle hosted) To perform the role of a host. I was terrible at hosting that show. I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible. (intransitive, obsolete) To lodge at an inn . c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares…
• English - Alternative forms: hoast ( obsolete )
• English - Anagrams: hots shot Thos. tosh , TOSH
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English h oste , 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,…