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

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

From BBC • Feb. 8, 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