Host

A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it.

Host may also refer to:

Places

 * Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County

People

 * Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman
 * Michel Host (1942–2021), French writer
 * "Host", an author abbreviation in botany for Nicolaus Thomas Host

Fictional entities

 * Hosts (World of Darkness), fictional characters in game Werewolf: The Forsaken
 * Hosts, alien invaders and overlords in the TV series Colony
 * Avenging Host, a group of characters in Marvel Comics' Earth X series of comic books
 * Rutan Host, fictional aliens from Doctor Who

Film

 * Host (film), a 2020 horror film directed by Rob Savage

Literature

 * Host, the third novel in the Rogue Mage series by Faith Hunter
 * Host, a 1993 book by Peter James
 * Hosts (novel), a 2001 book written by American author F. Paul Wilson

Music

 * H.O.S.T., an influential hip-hop group in Azerbaijan
 * Host (Critters Buggin album), 1996
 * Host (Paradise Lost album), 1999
 * Host (Cults album), 2020
 * "Host", a song from the b-side of the 1999 single "Cave" by Muse

Computing and technology

 * Host (network), a computer participating in a computer network
 * hosts (file), mapping hostnames to IP addresses
 * host (Unix), a command
 * Internet hosting service
 * Virtual host, hosting multiple domain names on a single server
 * In hardware virtualization a host machine runs a virtual machine
 * UOL HOST, a webhosting service

Groups or formations

 * Cossack host, military formations of Eastern Europe
 * Hueste, or host, a type of military force in the Iberian Peninsula and France during the Middle Ages
 * Furious Host or the Wild Hunt, a European folk myth

Religion

 * Heavenly host, an "army" of good angels in Heaven
 * Lord of hosts, a common epithet of the God of the Old Testament
 * Sacramental bread, called the host or hostia, used in Christian liturgy

Roles

 * Host (radio), the presenter or announcer on a radio show
 * Television presenter, the host or announcer on a television show
 * Casino host
 * Host, a paid male companion at a host club offering conversation and entertainment, primarily in East Asia
 * Maître d'hôtel (Maître d') or head waiter of a restaurant or hotel
 * Master of ceremonies
 * Talk show host, a presenter of a TV or radio talk show

Science

 * Host (biology), an organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself
 * Host (psychology), personality as emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder
 * Host (astronomy), the interactions and analysis of a star-planet relationship