nonhost

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noun

Not a host.

OriginEnglish host ← Middle English hoste ← Old French oste →
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Meanings

nounnonhost (plural nonhosts)

plural nonhosts · alternative non-host

  1. attributiveNot a host.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstipotis
  5. Proto-Italic*hostipotis
  6. Latinhospes
  7. Old Frenchoste
  8. Middle Englishhoste
  9. Englishhost
  10. Englishnonhost

From non- + host.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonhost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhost

MLA

“nonhost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhost. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonhost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhost.

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