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host

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of host

1 a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president

Synonyms of host

army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, throng

Words Related to host

masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

heap, mountain, pile

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

Synonyms of host

army, array, battalion, legion

Words Related to host

militia, national guard, standing army

infantry, ranks, regulars, soldiers, troopers, troops

3 a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity

our favorite morning TV show has a new host

Synonyms of host

announcer, emcee, MC

Words Related to host

mistress of ceremonies

DJ, disc jockey (or disk jockey), shock jock, veejay, VJ

huckster, pitchman

anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman, newscaster

CBer, ham, radioman

Phrases Synonymous with host

master of ceremonies

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