houseguest

[ hous-gest ]

noun
  1. a person staying with a household as a guest for one night or longer.

Origin of houseguest

1
First recorded in 1920–25; house + guest

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How to use houseguest in a sentence

  • Ange's little sister Tina started to call me "the house-guest," as in "is the house-guest eating dinner with me tonight?"

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • The three men saluted their house-guest sedately by kissing Claire on the forehead.

    The White Plumes of Navarre | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • To emphasize her support, Mrs. Noxon insisted on Charity Coe's coming to her as a house-guest for a week before the fte.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
  • But an invitation for any general entertainment may be asked for a stranger—especially for a house-guest.

    Etiquette | Emily Post
  • It is supposed to be merely a pretty speech—but in a measure it is true of every host's attitude toward his house guest.

    Etiquette | Emily Post

British Dictionary definitions for house guest

house guest

noun
  1. a guest at a house, esp one who stays for a comparatively long time

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