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1
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
- a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president
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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
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a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity
- our favorite morning TV show has a new host
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“Host.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 6 December 2019.
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