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■ noun
1》 a person who receives or entertains other people as guests.
↘the presenter of a television or radio programme.
2》 Biology an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
3》 the recipient of transplanted tissue or a transplanted organ.
4》 a computer which mediates multiple access to databases or provides other services to a network.
5》 an area in which particular people or things are found: the reef is ~ to shoals of fish.
■ verb act as ~ at (an event) or for (a television or radio programme).
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e , from L. hospes , hospit- '~, guest'.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 ( a ~/~s of ) a large number of.
2》 archaic an army.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ost , hoost , from L. ~is 'stranger, enemy' (in med. L. 'army').
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~ 3
■ noun ( the Host ) the bread consecrated in the Eucharist.
Origin
ME: from OFr. hoiste , from L. ~ia 'victim'.