guestbook

American  

[gest-book] / ˈgɛstˌbʊk /

Or guest book

noun

1. a book in which guests or visitors may sign their name and write comments.

2. a similar register that is put online.

   An obituary guestbook will allow family and friends to share condolences and post photos.

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guestbook British  

/ ˈɡɛstˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book in a museum, hotel, etc, in which a visitor can comment on his or her visit to that place

2. a page on a website where visitors may leave messages or greetings

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Etymology

Origin of guestbook

First recorded in 1845–50; guest ( def. ) + book ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Thank you so much for creating a space for us all to get creative and get out the house,” one signee wrote in the guestbook.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

And in a pizza restaurant in Whangārei, the sailors signed a visitors’ guestbook, filling a page with their exploits on the Tasman Sea and along the coast.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The King went on to visit the the lower house of the German parliament, where he and the Queen Consort signed the guestbook with Bundestag President Baerbel Bas.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Those who took part in the debate — my side arguing that Snowden was a hero narrowly won — signed a leather-bound guestbook.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022

He peered through his eyeglasses at the new arrangements of furniture, the decorative gold and red banners, the guestbook, the teacups and egg custards set on a table near his desk.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu