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

The former View cohost deleted her Violet criticism from X shortly after posting it. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

The exchange came after cohost Sunny Hostin revisited the viral moment from October 2024, just 28 days before the election. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Butchaski’s former cohost, Michael Guest, told Fordham on a recent episode that his friend could get overly excited about a big catch. —Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

That’s often drilled into you by older sisters who demand it as a given, Nari Jeter, LMFT, a licensed couples therapist in Florida and cohost of The Coupled Podcast, tells SELF. —Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Sep. 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