cohost

noun

co·​host (ˌ)kō-ˈhōst How to pronounce cohost (audio)
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 encomiumsHarry 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

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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 See All Example Sentences for cohost

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cohost was in 1908

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“Cohost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohost. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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