host

host

noun

Definition of HOST

1

a great number of persons or creatures massed together <a host of people of all faiths gathered in St. Peter's Square to see the Pope>

Synonyms army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, throng

Related Words masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff; gaggle; heap, mountain, pile; jam, logjam

2

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare <the small band of defenders was no match for the enemy's mighty host of thousands>

Synonyms array, battalion, host, legion

Related Words militia, national guard, standing army; infantry, ranks, regulars, soldiers, troopers, troops

3

a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity <our favorite morning TV show has a new host>

Synonyms emcee, host, MC

Related Words mistress of ceremonies; DJ, disc jockey (or disk jockey), shock jock, veejay, VJ; huckster, pitchman; anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman, newscaster; CBer, ham, radioman