hosts

hosts · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of host; people who receive or entertain guests.

  2. 2.

    (Computing) Computers that provide services to other computers on a network.

  3. 3.

    (Biology) Organisms that harbor parasites or provide nutrients to other organisms.

  4. 4.

    Large numbers; multitudes.

  5. 5.

    (As verb) Third person singular present of "to host."

Related words

Antonyms: guests, visitors
See also: guests, host, servers
Synonyms: entertainers, presenters, servers

Etymology

Plural of host, from Old French hoste, from Latin hospes ("guest, host"). The meaning of "multitude" comes from Latin hostis ("army").