Wirt — meaning in English

English meaning

• host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
• innkeeper noun A person who owns or manages an inn.
• publican noun The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).

Senses

Wirt is used for these senses in English:

• host One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
• host (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
• innkeeper The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
• publican (chiefly, UK, Irish) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house.

host — full definition

1. noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
2. noun A person who presents a show or broadcast.
3. noun A computer connected to a network.
4. noun An organism that another organism, especially a parasite, lives on or in.
5. noun A large number of people or things.

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