HOST, HOSTESS
NOUNS – PERSON
► BITCH one who plays host at a tea-party → 1792 UK university sl.
► FEASTER the giver of a feast, a host, an entertainer → c1425 obs.
► HARBINGER one who provides lodging; an entertainer, a host → c1175 obs.
► HARBORER ► HARBOURER one who shelters or entertains; an entertainer, a host → 1548
► HARBOURESS a hostess → 1624
► HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST a good hostess → 1970 US sl.
► LANDLORD the head of a family where one is a guest; one’s host → 1824 Sc.
► MOCK-GUEST one who offers hospitality only to withhold it; a disappointing host → 1642 obs.
► WARDIN a landlady, a hostess → 1493 obs.
VERBS
► SADDLE THE SPIT to host a dinner or supper → L18 sl.