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hosts

UK/həʊsts//hoʊsts/

hosts is the plural of host.

hosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of host.

Meaning of host

Noun

host (plural hosts)

  1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
    • A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
  2. One that provides a facility for an event.
  3. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
    • Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
  4. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
    • The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
    Synonyms:
    presenter
  5. (multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
  6. (Internet) Any computer attached to a network.

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Questions about hosts

What is hosts the plural of?
Hosts is the plural of host.
How do you pronounce hosts?
Hosts is pronounced /hoʊsts/ (US).

Words near hosts in the dictionary

  1. hostries
  2. hostrock
  3. hostrocks
  4. hostry
  5. hostryinge
  6. hosts
  7. hosts file
  8. hosts files
  9. hosts with the most
  10. hostship
  11. Hosur

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hosts (page history and authors); host (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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