cohost

noun

co·​host (ˌ)kō-ˈhōst 

variants or co-host

plural cohosts or co-hosts

: one of two or more people who host something (such as a television show) together

As cohost of the network's late-night wrap-ups of its Winter Olympics coverage, the effervescent Sullivan drew nothing but encomiums …

—Harry F. Waters

The one-hour show, airing weekday mornings on ABC, includes a 15-minute discussion among the four co-hosts about that day's "hot topics" …

—Josh Young

The third annual West Texas Salute to Veterans has been scheduled … . Co-hosts for the event are Lubbock National Bank and Silent Wings Museum.

—Ray Westbrook

cohost verb, transitive + intransitive

or co-host

Publicly Moscow supports North Korea's demand to cohost the Games.

—Newsweek

So why does he co-host a weekly podcast about American University basketball?

—Dan Steinberg

The sneaker giant is lending its name to what could develop into a massive promotional sporting event co-hosted by the City of Portland, Ore. …

—Melanie Wells

Examples of cohost in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chief Health and Medical Correspondent for ABC celebrated her last regular broadcast of the morning talk show Thursday as her peers surrounded her on the set, with cohost Lara Spencer introducing a sweet video montage honoring Ashton's accomplishments at the network over the last 13 years. —EW.com, 27 June 2024

Corinne's update on her father comes more than one month after Jamie returned to cohost Beat Shazam with her for the game show's seventh season in May. —Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024

Harvey also is the co-creator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction with fellow New York Times bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, and Patti Callahan Henry. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 June 2024

Ryan Reynolds made an adorably impromptu appearance on The View, as the Hollywood superstar surprised the cohosts by sitting in the studio audience with his mother. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above