host

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. multitude, throng, mass, horde, army, legion, array; element; innkeeper, boniface, hostess. See combatant, rite, sociality.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [One who entertains]

Syn. entertainer, toastmaster, master, mistress, hostess, talk-show moderator, master of ceremonies, mistress of ceremonies, M.C., emcee; see also hostess 1 , 3 .

2. [One who operates a place of public hospitality]

Syn. innkeeper, hotel keeper, tavern keeper, saloon keeper, barkeeper, barkeep, bartender, restaurant owner, restaurateur, manager, maitre d', night club owner, proprietor; see also hostess 2 , owner .

3. [A large group]

Syn. throng, multitude, army; see crowd 1 , gathering .

4. [Organism on which a parasite subsists]

Syn. host mother, host body, animal; see organism .

5. [Sacramental bread; capitalized ]

Syn. Bread of the Last Supper, wafer, Communion loaf, altar bread, Eucharist; see also communion 2 , sacrament .

See Synonym Study at crowd . v.

Syn. receive, treat, wine and dine; see entertain 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

multitude, group, throng, legion, horde, flock, myriad.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A very large number of things grouped together: army, cloud, crowd, drove, flock, horde, legion, mass, mob, multitude, ruck1, score (used in plural), swarm, throng. See BIG, GROUP.