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host

noun · verb · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /həʊst/
  • General-American: /hoʊst/
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  • rhymes with -əʊst
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One that provides a facility for an event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: presenter

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: multiplicity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Any computer attached to a network.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: evolution

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A large number of items; a large inventory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
  • There are a host of reasons for this decision.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Body of Christ

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To perform the role of a host.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our company will host the annual conference this year.
  • I was terrible at hosting that show.
  • I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To lodge at an inn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To run software made available to a remote user or process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Kremvax hosts a variety of services.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: parasite

Broader terms: organism, being

Narrower terms: intermediate host, definitive host

17

noun

Meaning 17

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: server

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system

18

noun

Meaning 18

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bread, breadstuff, staff of life

19

noun

Meaning 19

a vast multitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horde, legion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: multitude, throng, concourse

20

noun

Meaning 20

archaic terms for army

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: army, regular army, ground forces

Narrower terms: Roman Legion, Sabaoth

21

noun

Meaning 21

any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organization, organisation

22

noun

Meaning 22

the owner or manager of an inn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: innkeeper, boniface

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: patron

Narrower terms: hostess, padrone, victualer, victualler

23

noun

Meaning 23

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adult, grownup

Narrower terms: hostess

24

noun

Meaning 24

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: recipient, receiver

25

noun

Meaning 25

a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: master of ceremonies, emcee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: entertainer

Narrower terms: compere, Lord of Misrule, question master, quizmaster, ringmaster, toastmaster, symposiarch, Sullivan, Ed Sullivan, Edward Vincent Sullivan

26

verb

Meaning 26

be the host of or for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We hosted 4 couples last night

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: entertain

Narrower terms: feast, banquet, junket, wine and dine, emcee, compere, do the honors

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ghóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *ghóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English host 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.

Across languages

Translations

455 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gasheer — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Afrikaans: gasvrou — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Arabic: مُضِيف (muḍīf) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (mˀarḥānā) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܩܲܒܠܵܢܵܐ (mqablānā) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Armenian: հյուրընկալ (hyurənkal) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Armenian: հիւրընկալ (hiwrənkal) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Azerbaijani: ev sahibi — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bats: მასპინძელ (masṗĩʒel) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Belarusian: гаспада́р (haspadár) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Belarusian: гаспада́рка (haspadárka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Belarusian: хадзя́ін (xadzjáin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Belarusian: хадзя́йка (xadzjájka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bengali: মেজবান (mejban) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: домаки́н (domakín) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: домаки́нка (domakínka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: хаза́ин (hazáin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: хаза́йка (hazájka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: ханджи́я (handžíja) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Bulgarian: ханджи́йка (handžíjka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Burmese: အိမ်ရှင် (imhrang) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Catalan: amfitrió — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Catalan: amfitriona — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Catalan: hoste — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Chinese Cantonese: 主人 — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主人 (zhǔrén) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Czech: hostitel — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Czech: hostitelka — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Danish: vært — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Dutch: gastheer — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Dutch: gastvrouw — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Esperanto: gastiganto — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Estonian: võõrustaja — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Evenki: эден (əʒen) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Faroese: vertur — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Finnish: isäntä — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • French: hôte — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • French: maître de maison — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • French: amphitryon — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Galician: anfitrión — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Georgian: მასპინძელი (masṗinʒeli) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • German: Gastgeber — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • German: Bewirter — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • German: Wirt — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Greek: οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Greek: οικοδέσποινα (oikodéspoina) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ancient Greek: ἑστιάτωρ (hestiátōr) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ancient Greek: ξενοδόκος (xenodókos) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Greenlandic: qaaqqusisoq — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hebrew: מארח (mearéakh) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hindi: आतिथेय (ātithey) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hindi: आतिथेयी (ātitheyī) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hindi: अतिथिपति (atithipti) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hungarian: házigazda — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Hungarian: vendéglátó — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Icelandic: gestgjafi — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ido: hosto — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Indonesian: tuan rumah — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Interlingua: hospitero — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Irish: óstach — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Italian: ospitante — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Italian: anfitrione — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Japanese: 主人 (shujin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Kazakh: қожайын (qojaiyn) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Khmer: ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះ (mcah phtĕəh) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Korean: 주인 (ju'in) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Kyrgyz: кожоюн (kojoyun) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ladino: balabay — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ladino: balabaya — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Lao: ເຈົ້າພາບ (chao phāp) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Latin: hospes — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Latin: hospita — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Latvian: saimnieks — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Latvian: namatēvs — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Latvian: namamāte — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Lithuanian: šeimininkas — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Lithuanian: šeimininkė — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Macedonian: до́маќин (dómaḱin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Macedonian: дома́ќинка (domáḱinka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Malay: tuan rumah — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Maltese: ospitanti — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Māori: nihowera — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Māori: kaitaurima — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Middle English: hoste — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Middle English: herberjour — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Mingrelian: მენძელი (menʒeli) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Mirandese: houspedeiro — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Nanai: эден (eʒen) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Nivkh: ыс (əs) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Nivkh: ызӈ (əzŋ) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vert — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vert — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Pashto: کوربه (korba) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Dari: میزْبَان (mēzbān) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Iranian Persian: میزْبان (mizbân) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Polish: gospodarz — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Polish: gospodyni — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Portuguese: anfitrião — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Portuguese: hospedeiro — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Romanian: gazdă — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Romanian: amfitrion — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Romansh: ospitant — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Romansh: ospitanta — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Russian: хозя́ин (xozjáin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Russian: хозя́йка (xozjájka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Northern Sami: doalloisit — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Northern Sami: doalloeamit — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Northern Sami: guossoheaddji — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: дома̀ћин — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: домаћиница — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: га̏зда — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: га̏здарица — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: domàćin — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: domaćinica — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: gȁzda — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Serbo-Croatian: gȁzdarica — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Slovak: hostiteľ — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Slovak: hostiteľka — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Slovene: gostítelj — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Slovene: gostíteljica — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Upper Sorbian: hosćićel — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Spanish: anfitrión — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Spanish: hospedador — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Spanish: hospedero — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Spanish: hospedante — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Svan: მა̈სძელ (mäsʒel) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Swedish: värd — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Tajik: мизбон (mizbon) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Tajik: хӯҷаин (xüjayin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Thai: เจ้าบ้าน (jâao-bâan) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Thai: เจ้าภาพ (jâo-pâap) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Turkish: ev sahibi — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Turkmen: hojaýyn — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: хазя́їн (xazjájin) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: хазя́йка (xazjájka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: господа́р (hospodár) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: господа́рка (hospodárka) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: ґа́зда (gázda) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Ukrainian: ґазда́ (gazdá) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Urdu: میزْبان (mezbān) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Uzbek: xoʻjayin — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Uzbek: mezbon — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Vietnamese: chủ nhà — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Welsh: lletywr — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Welsh: gwesteiwr — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Zazaki: meymandar (diq) — person who receives or entertains a guest
  • Arabic: مُضِيف (muḍīf) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Arabic: آدِب (ʔādib) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Arabic: مُسْتَضِيف (mustaḍīf) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܐܲܪ̈ܚܵܢܹܐ (mˀarḥānē) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܐܲܪ̈ܚܵܢܝܵܬܹܐ (mˀarḥānyātē) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Bengali: মেজবান (mezban) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Bulgarian: домаки́н (domakín) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主持人 (zhǔchírén) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Czech: pořadatel — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Danish: vært — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Dutch: organisator — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Dutch: gastgever — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Dutch: gastheer — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Esperanto: gastiganto — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Finnish: isäntä — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • French: organisateur — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • French: animateur — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Galician: anfitrión — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Galician: organizador — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • German: Veranstalter — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • German: Organisator — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • German: Organisator — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Greek: διοργανωτής (diorganotís) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Hebrew: מארחים (mearkhím) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Hindi: अतिथिपति (atithipti) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Hindi: संचालक (sañcālak) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Hungarian: házigazda — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Indonesian: pembawa acara — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Italian: organizzatore — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Japanese: 主催者 (shusaisha) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Japanese: 司会 (shikai) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Latin: hospes — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Latin: hospita — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Macedonian: во́дител (vóditel) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Macedonian: води́телка (vodítelka) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Malay: pengacara — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vert — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vert — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Pashto: کوربه (korba) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Polish: gospodarz — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Portuguese: organizador — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Portuguese: realizador — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Russian: веду́щий (vedúščij) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Slovene: gostítelj — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Slovene: gostíteljica — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Spanish: anfitrión — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Spanish: anfitriona — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Spanish: organizador — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Swedish: värd — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Urdu: میزْبان (mezbān) — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Vietnamese: người chủ trì — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Vietnamese: người tổ chức — person or organisation responsible for running an event
  • Bengali: মেজবান (mejban) — moderator
  • Belarusian: вяду́чы (vjadúčy) — moderator
  • Belarusian: вяду́чая (vjadúčaja) — moderator
  • Belarusian: вядо́ўца (vjadówca) — moderator
  • Bulgarian: во́дещ (vódešt) — moderator
  • Dutch: moderator — moderator
  • Dutch: gastheer — moderator
  • Dutch: gastvrouw — moderator
  • Dutch: gastgever — moderator
  • Finnish: juontaja — moderator
  • Finnish: isäntä — moderator
  • Galician: presentador — moderator
  • Galician: moderador — moderator
  • German: Moderator — moderator
  • German: Showmaster — moderator
  • Greek: συντονιστής (syntonistís) — moderator
  • Hebrew: מַנְחֶה (mankhé) — moderator
  • Hindi: संचारक (sañcārak) — moderator
  • Hindi: सभापति (sabhāpti) — moderator
  • Hindi: मध्यस्थ (madhyasth) — moderator
  • Hungarian: műsorvezető — moderator
  • Hungarian: vitavezető — moderator
  • Hungarian: moderátor — moderator
  • Hungarian: konferanszié — moderator
  • Italian: moderatore — moderator
  • Latin: dissignātor — moderator
  • Macedonian: во́дител (vóditel) — moderator
  • Macedonian: води́телка (vodítelka) — moderator
  • Portuguese: mediador — moderator
  • Portuguese: apresentador — moderator
  • Portuguese: anfitrião — moderator
  • Romanian: moderator — moderator
  • Romanian: moderatoare — moderator
  • Romanian: prezentator — moderator
  • Russian: веду́щий (vedúščij) — moderator
  • Russian: веду́щая (vedúščaja) — moderator
  • Russian: церемонийме́йстер (ceremonijméjster) — moderator
  • Russian: модера́тор (modɛrátor) — moderator
  • Slovene: vodítelj — moderator
  • Slovene: vodíteljica — moderator
  • Spanish: maestro de ceremonias — moderator
  • Spanish: conductor — moderator
  • Spanish: presentador — moderator
  • Ukrainian: веду́чий (vedúčyj) — moderator
  • Ukrainian: веду́ча (vedúča) — moderator
  • Vietnamese: chủ tế — moderator
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (mˀarḥānā) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主機 /主机 (zhǔjī) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Dutch: host — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Finnish: isäntä — computing: computer attached to a network
  • French: hôte — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Galician: anfitrión — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Greek: κεντρικός υπολογιστής (kentrikós ypologistís) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Hindi: मध्यस्थ (madhyasth) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Hungarian: gazdagép — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Hungarian: gazdaszámítógép — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Indonesian: hos — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Italian: host — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Japanese: ホスト (hosuto) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Korean: 호스트 (hoseuteu) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Macedonian: до́маќин (dómaḱin) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Marathi: होस्ट (hosṭa) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vert — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vert — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Polish: host — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Portuguese: host — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Portuguese: hospedeiro — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Portuguese: anfitrião — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Russian: хост (xost) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Russian: гла́вная ЭВМ (glávnaja EVM) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Russian: гла́вный компью́тер (glávnyj kompʹjútɛr) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Ukrainian: хост (xost) — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Vietnamese: máy chủ — computing: computer attached to a network
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܐܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ (mˀarḥānā) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Czech: hostitel — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Dutch: gastheer — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Finnish: isäntä — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Finnish: isäntäeliö — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • French: hôte — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • German: Wirt — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Greek: ξενιστής (xenistís) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Hebrew: פֻּנְדְּקַאי (pundekáy) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Hindi: परपोषी (parpoṣī) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Hungarian: gazdaszervezet — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Hungarian: gazda — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Hungarian: hordozó — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Icelandic: hýsill — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Indonesian: pejamu — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Indonesian: inang — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Italian: ospite — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Latvian: saimnieks — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Macedonian: до́маќин (dómaḱin) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Malay: perumah — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Māori: rauropi papa — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Mirandese: houspedeiro — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vert — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vert — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Polish: żywiciel — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Portuguese: hospedeiro — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Russian: кле́тка-хозя́ин (klétka-xozjáin) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Russian: органи́зм-хозя́ин (organízm-xozjáin) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Slovene: gostítelj — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Spanish: hospedante — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Spanish: hospedador — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Spanish: huésped — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Spanish: hospedero — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Swedish: värd — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Swedish: värdorganism — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Tagalog: sasandigan — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Ukrainian: господар (hospodar) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Ukrainian: хазяїн (xazjajin) — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Vietnamese: vật chủ — biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism
  • Dutch: drager — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • Finnish: kantaja — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • German: Träger — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • German: Trägerin — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • Russian: носи́тель (nosítelʹ) — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • Russian: носи́тельница (nosítelʹnica) — genetics: organism bearing certain genetic material
  • Arabic: جُنْد (jund) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Arabic: جَيْش (jayš) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܲܝܣܵܐ (gaysā) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Armenian: զորք (zorkʻ) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Bulgarian: войска (vojska) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Catalan: host — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Ngazidja Comorian: djeyshi — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Dutch: heerschaar — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Dutch: leger — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Dutch: troep — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Finnish: sotajoukko — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • French: ost — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • French: armée — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • German: Heer — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Greek: στρατιά (stratiá) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Hungarian: sereg — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Māori: mano — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Old Norse: herr — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Portuguese: hoste — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Russian: рать (ratʹ) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Russian: во́йско (vójsko) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Spanish: hueste — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Spanish: almofalla (disused) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Spanish: almahala (disused) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Swedish: här — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎁𐎜 (ṣbủ) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Ukrainian: ві́йсько (víjsʹko) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Ukrainian: кіш (kiš) — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Vietnamese: đạo quân — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Volapük: silananef — multitude of people arrayed as an army
  • Bulgarian: множество (množestvo) — large number of items
  • Dutch: berg — large number of items
  • Dutch: troep — large number of items
  • Finnish: joukko — large number of items
  • Finnish: liuta — large number of items
  • Hungarian: sereg — large number of items
  • Hungarian: halom — large number of items
  • Russian: мно́жество (mnóžestvo) — large number of items
  • Swedish: otal — large number of items
  • Swedish: rad — large number of items
  • Ukrainian: бе́зліч (bézlič) — large number of items
  • Vietnamese: loạt — large number of items
  • Vietnamese: hàng loạt — large number of items
  • Armenian: նշխար (nšxar) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Bulgarian: нафора (nafora) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Catalan: hòstia — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖體 /圣体 (shèngtǐ) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Dalmatian: bluta — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Danish: oblat — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Danish: hostie — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Dutch: hostie — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Esperanto: hostio — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Finnish: öylätti — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Finnish: ehtoollisleipä — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Finnish: oblaatti — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • French: hostie — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • German: Hostie — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Greek: αντίδωρο (antídoro) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Hungarian: ostya — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Icelandic: kynnir — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Indonesian: hosti — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Irish: abhlann — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Italian: ostia — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Polish: hostia — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Portuguese: hóstia — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Portuguese: partícula — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Russian: обла́тка (oblátka) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Serbo-Croatian: hostija — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Sicilian: partìcula — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Spanish: hostia — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Swedish: oblat — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Tagalog: ostiya — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Udi: нишкъатӏ (nišq̇aṭ) — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Vietnamese: bánh lễ — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Vietnamese: bánh thánh — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Welsh: afrllad — consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܪܸܚ (arriḥ) — perform the role of a host
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil) — perform the role of a host
  • Azerbaijani: aparmaq — perform the role of a host
  • Catalan: allotjar — perform the role of a host
  • Catalan: hostatjar — perform the role of a host
  • Czech: hostit — perform the role of a host
  • Dutch: ontvangen — perform the role of a host
  • Dutch: onderbrengen — perform the role of a host
  • Dutch: modereren — perform the role of a host
  • Esperanto: gastigi — perform the role of a host
  • Finnish: isännöidä — perform the role of a host
  • Finnish: toimia isäntänä — perform the role of a host
  • Finnish: juontaa — perform the role of a host
  • French: recevoir — perform the role of a host
  • French: animer — perform the role of a host
  • German: Gastgeber sein — perform the role of a host
  • German: ausrichten — perform the role of a host
  • German: durchführen — perform the role of a host
  • German: aufnehmen — perform the role of a host
  • German: organisieren — perform the role of a host
  • Greek: φιλοξενώ (filoxenó) — perform the role of a host
  • Greek: διοργανώνω (diorganóno) — perform the role of a host
  • Hindi: आतिथेय (ātithey) — perform the role of a host
  • Hungarian: vendégül lát — perform the role of a host
  • Hungarian: vezet — perform the role of a host
  • Icelandic: hýsa — perform the role of a host
  • Italian: ospitare — perform the role of a host
  • Latin: hospitō — perform the role of a host
  • Māori: whakamanu(w)hiri — perform the role of a host
  • Māori: whakauhi — perform the role of a host
  • Māori: whakauwhi — perform the role of a host
  • Māori: manaaki — perform the role of a host
  • Occitan: acomodar — perform the role of a host
  • Polish: gościć — perform the role of a host
  • Polish: ugościć — perform the role of a host
  • Portuguese: hospedar — perform the role of a host
  • Slovene: gostiti — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: alojar — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: albergar — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: hospedar — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: animar (tv program, event) — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: ser la sede de — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: ser el anfitrión de — perform the role of a host
  • Spanish: anfitrionar — perform the role of a host
  • Swedish: agera värd — perform the role of a host
  • Tamil: நடத்து (naṭattu) — perform the role of a host
  • Vietnamese: đăng cai — perform the role of a host
  • Vietnamese: tổ chức — perform the role of a host
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܪܸܚ (arriḥ) — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Dutch: hosten — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Esperanto: gastigi — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Finnish: ylläpitää — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Finnish: pyörittää — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Finnish: hostata — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • French: héberger — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • German: bereitstellen — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Icelandic: hýsa — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Polish: hostować — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Portuguese: hospedar — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Spanish: alojar — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Vietnamese: lưu trữ — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Vietnamese: lưu giữ — computing: run software for a remote user or process
  • Vietnamese: phục vụ — computing: run software for a remote user or process