Definition for Host (-s, -'s)

host (-s, -'s), n. [OFr < L. hospitem, host, guest, stranger, foreigner.] (webplay: body, innkeeper, men, offered, pass, visit).

  1. Great multitude.
  2. Army; warlike gathering.
  3. Entertainer of a guest at one's residence.
  4. Receiver of lodgers at an inn.

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