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house guest

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Front-row guests at the second show, benefitting from Armani’s own fine-tuning, included Cate Blanchett, a frequent house guest, Italian rocker Victoria De Angelis, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, director Sam Taylor-Johnson and French actor Louis Garrel.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2024

And the season premiere on Sunday night saw Rick and Morty enlist the help of X-Men Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman, a guest appearance as himself, to remove unwanted house guest Poopy.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2023

She said: "The truth is, it's not about morality, it's about functionality. Does your home work for you? Not some hypothetical house guest that is coming to inspect your closet."

From Salon Apr. 17, 2023

Imagine “The Talented Mr. Ripley” set on L.A.’s Westside, at the intersection of the art world, the beach and the shadow economy of the Hollywood house guest.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

You will remember my having said that, when I was in prison, Mr. Muhammad would be my brother Wilfred’s house guest whenever he visited Detroit Temple Number One.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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