Host

What “Host” means

Noun

1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
2. One that provides a facility for an event.
3. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
4. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
5. The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.

Verb

1. To perform the role of a host.
2. To lodge at an inn.
3. To run software made available to a remote user or process.

Noun

1. A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
2. A large number of items; a large inventory.

Noun

1. The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

Where the word comes from

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.

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Industries where “Host” fits

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• Cloud Hosting Company
• Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services