Host

The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.

An army; a number of men gathered for war.

Any great number or multitude; a throng.

One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.

To give entertainment to.

To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.

(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

the owner or manager of an inn

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association