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guest

1 American  
[gest] / gɛst /

noun

  1. a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.

    Synonyms:
    company

  2. a person who receives the hospitality of a club, a city, or the like.

  3. a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc., for the lodging, food, or entertainment it provides.

  4. an often well-known person invited to participate or perform in a regular program, series, etc., as a substitute for a regular member or as a special attraction.

  5. Zoology. an inquiline.

verb (used with object)

  1. to entertain as a guest.

verb (used without object)

  1. to be a guest; make an appearance as a guest.

    She's been guesting on all the TV talk shows.

adjective

  1. provided for or done by a guest.

    a guest towel; a guest column for a newspaper.

  2. participating or performing as a guest.

    a guest conductor.
Guest 2 American  
[gest] / gɛst /

noun

  1. Edgar A(lbert), 1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.

guest British  
/ ɡɛst /

noun

  1. a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another

    1. a person who receives hospitality at the home of another

      a weekend guest

    2. ( as modifier )

      the guest room

    1. a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization

    2. ( as modifier )

      a guest speaker

    1. an actor, contestant, entertainer, etc, taking part as a visitor in a programme in which there are also regular participants

    2. ( as modifier )

      a guest appearance

  5. a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc

  6. zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline

  7. informal do as you like

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verb

  1. (intr) (in theatre and broadcasting) to be a guest

    to guest on a show
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guest Idioms  

  1. see be my guest.

Related Words

See visitor.

Other Word Forms

  • guestless adjective

Etymology

Origin of guest

First recorded before 900; Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr; replacing Old English gi(e)st; cognate with German Gast, Gothic gasts, Latin hostis; host 1, host 2

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