ホストhosuto

1. nounhost (of a party, summit, etc.)
   パーティーでは誰だれがホストを勤つとめるのですか。↗

   Who will host the party?
2. nounhost (of male host club)

• Synonym主人役しゅじんやくNeutralActs as host at a banquet or party, entertaining guests and running things; a less common word. Unlike 「ホスト」, it never means a male host club worker.
• Related司会者しかいしゃNeutralChairs a meeting, panel, or program; the emphasis is on controlling the flow, and this person is not necessarily the host treating the guests.
• Related司会しかいNeutralRefers both to the job of chairing a meeting or ceremony and to the person doing it, as in 「司会を務める」; it carries no sense of playing host to guests.
• Related進行係しんこうがかりNeutralKeeps a TV or radio program or event moving and wraps it up on time; the emphasis is on timing, and this person does not entertain guests.
• AntonymゲストNeutralAntonym: a guest, and also a special guest appearing on a program, as in 「ゲスト出演」; the direct opposite of 「ホスト」.
• Antonym客きゃくNeutralAntonym: a general word for visitors, customers, and spectators, with the widest range of use; it stands opposite 「ホスト」, the side doing the entertaining.
• Antonym客賓まろうどWrittenAntonym: read 「まろうど」; a guest who has come from afar. Archaic written/formal prose, rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「ホスト」 for the host of a party or event, and also for a male host club worker. For chairing a meeting or program, use 「司会」 or 「司会者」. As antonyms, everyday guests are 「客」 and TV guests are 「ゲスト」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 主人しゅじん、主催者しゅさいしゃ、司会しかい進行係しんこうがかり。
2. ホストクラブなどで接待せったい業務ぎょうむを担になう男性だんせい従業員じゅうぎょういん。
3. 宿主しゅくしゅ。
4. ネットワークに接続せつぞくされたコンピュータやその他たのデバイスに対たいし、各種かくしゅサービスを提供ていきょうする役割やくわりを担になう中心ちゅうしん的てきなコンピュータ。