cohostess

noun

Definition of cohostessnext
as in hostess

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  1. hostess
  2. host
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Noun
  • There was a time when a hostess would cook a meal and invite friends for dinner at their home.
    — Judith Levy, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Among those interviewed in the film are renowned chef Michael Lomonaco, longtime cellar master Kevin Zraly, hostess Nathalie Tolentino and prep cook Sekou Siby, as well as food writer Ruth Reichl and former WNBC anchor Carol Jenkins.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hostess
Noun
  • Ariana Madix has had a meteoric rise as a host — one that landed her an Emmy nomination this year.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Those familiar with Radiolab, which Abumrad founded and co-hosts, will hear the similarities.
    — Becca James, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of host
Noun
  • Ripa has hosted Live for 25 years, after first joining the late Regis Philbin on the show in a permanent capacity in 2001, following the departure of prior longtime cohost Kathie Lee Gifford.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That helps explain why Paul Pottinger, MD, the director of the infectious diseases and tropical medicine clinic at UW Medical Center in Seattle, and a cohost of the travel health podcast Germ & Worm, is still eating his usual daily salad.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
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