cohost

noun

co·​host (ˌ)kō-ˈhōst 

variants or co-host

plural cohosts or co-hosts

: one of two or more people who host something (such as a television show) together

As cohost of the network's late-night wrap-ups of its Winter Olympics coverage, the effervescent Sullivan drew nothing but encomiums …

—Harry F. Waters

The one-hour show, airing weekday mornings on ABC, includes a 15-minute discussion among the four co-hosts about that day's "hot topics" …

—Josh Young

The third annual West Texas Salute to Veterans has been scheduled … . Co-hosts for the event are Lubbock National Bank and Silent Wings Museum.

—Ray Westbrook

cohost verb, transitive + intransitive

or co-host

Publicly Moscow supports North Korea's demand to cohost the Games.

—Newsweek

So why does he co-host a weekly podcast about American University basketball?

—Dan Steinberg

The sneaker giant is lending its name to what could develop into a massive promotional sporting event co-hosted by the City of Portland, Ore. …

—Melanie Wells

Examples of cohost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Joy Behar called out The View cohost Ana Navarro's crimson getup at the Hot Topics table. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

The revelation drew immediate cheers from viewers and Griffin's cohosts. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025

Sharon, 72, was an original cohost on the series from its debut in 2010 but left more than a decade later following backlash for her on-air defense of friend Piers Morgan. —Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

Craig Melvin rarely misses a Turkey Day dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, but given that this year is his first as cohost of Today (and that the holiday show is one of their biggest of the season), his plans aren’t yet set in stone. —Craig Melvin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cohost

• almost
• engrossed
• foremost
• hindmost
• impost
• inmost
• lamppost
• leftmost
• necrosed
• outpost
• pancoast
• rightmost