hosts

NOUN

person who entertains, performs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anchor entertainer manager moderator owner presenter

STRONG

emcee innkeeper keeper proprietor

WEAK

anchor person person of the house

Antonyms

WEAK

guest visitor

NOUN

large group

Synonyms

STRONGEST

array crowd multitude

STRONG

army cloud crush drove flock gathering horde legion myriad rout score swarm throng

Antonyms

WEAK

guest visitor

VERB

entertain, accommodate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

introduce present receive

STRONG

treat

WEAK

do the honors pick up the check spread oneself throw a party wine and dine

Example Sentences

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Hosts are rewarded for questioning authority and appearing to reject scripted talking points.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Hosts Norway are yet to confirm the availability of world number 12 Casper Ruud after he became a father last week.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Hosts Italy are holders and beat Mouat and Dodds in last year's World Championship final; 2024 winners Sweden have a brother and sister combination; and Switzerland and Canada also have husband and wife teams.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Hosts Australia have been drawn in the same group as New Zealand, while holders South Africa are pitted with Italy, Georgia and Romania.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Would that we were encamped like unto the Israelites, according to our own Tribes, every Man by his own Camp, & every Man by his own Standard, throughout our Hosts.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson