houseguest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of houseguest
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Don’t miss: My houseguest left heat marks all over my table.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
To his exacting teen and preteen audience, “the Danish person,” as they disobligingly christen him, looks like the houseguest from hell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Imagine watching a television where an impolite houseguest holds the remote control and arbitrarily changes the channels.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2024
Smoove, who played the forever houseguest Leon Black on “Curb” before the show wrapped this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
“And Edward Ashton becoming a houseguest at Ashton Place is worrisome, true! But what happened to all the letters?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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