Host

German Meaning

Gastgeber

Wirt

Menge

Hostrechner

Hausherr

Schar

Hostcomputer

Hostie

Unzahl

Wirtspflanze

Wirtstier

Animateur

Verarbeitungsrechner

Oblate

Masse

Herr des Hauses

English Meaning

  1. One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
  2. A person who manages an inn or hotel.
  3. One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event: the city chosen as host for the Olympic Games.
  4. The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
  5. Biology The animal or plant on which or in which another organism lives.
  6. Medicine The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.
  7. Computer Science A computer containing data or programs that another computer can access by means of a network or modem.
  8. Usage Problem To serve as host to or at: "the garden party he had hosted last spring” ( Saturday Review).
  9. An army.
  10. A great number; a multitude. See Synonyms at multitude.
  11. Ecclesiastical The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.