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What does host mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word host? Here's what it 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. (computing) A server in a network.
  6. (computing) Any computer attached to a network.
  7. (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
  8. (genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
Verb
  1. To perform the role of a host.
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To lodge at an inn.
  3. (computing) 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. (Christianity) The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
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