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

Owolo’s Junk Journal Club guestbook, which lay inconspicuously among the party favors at the August gathering in Glendale, was filled with many such expressions of joy and gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

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

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

Mr Zelensky signed the guestbook at Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster.

From BBC