The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - host° n.

1) hostess, innkeeper, hotelier, hotel-keeper, hotelman, landlord or landlady, manager or manageress, proprietor or proprietress, Brit publican: As host, it is my responsibility to greet the guests. 2) entertainer, master or mistress of ceremonies, emcee, MC, announcer, Brit presenter, compЉre, US tummler: For twenty years he has been the host of popular TV quiz shows. --v. 3) entertain, act or play the host or hostess, have: She hosts a dinner-party for close friends every Wednesday.