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host

noun [C] (PERSON WITH GUESTS)
 
 
/həʊst/ US  /hoʊst/ (female also hostess)

Definition

B2 someone who has guests: We thanked our hosts for the lovely evening. The local language school is advertising for host families (= families people stay with when they are visiting another country).Celebrating and entertaining
(Definition of host noun (PERSON WITH GUESTS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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