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host1
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See Spanish definition of anfitrión
noun
1‘the host greeted the new guests’
SYNONYMS
party-giver, entertainer, hostess
ANTONYMS
guest
2‘he was the host of a half-hour TV series’
SYNONYMS
master of ceremonies, MC, anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman, announcer, link person
British presenter, compère
informal emcee
verb
1‘the Queen hosted a dinner for 600 guests’
SYNONYMS
give, throw, have, hold, provide, put on, lay on, arrange, organize
ANTONYMS
be a guest at
2‘the show is hosted by Angus Deayton’
SYNONYMS
present, introduce, front, anchor, announce
British be the presenter of, compère
informal emcee
host2
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noun
1‘a host of memories rushed into her mind’
SYNONYMS
multitude, myriad, lot, large number, great quantity, score, abundance, wealth, flood, profusion, array
informal load, heap, mass, pile, ton
British informal shedload
Australian, New Zealand informal swag
ANTONYMS
small number
2‘she joined a host of other stars at the London fashion show’
SYNONYMS
crowd, throng, pack, band, flock, herd, drove, swarm, troop, horde, mob, army, legion, crush, press
collection, assembly, assemblage, gathering
archaic rout
ANTONYMS
small group
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