houseguest

American  

[hous-gest] / ˈhaʊsˌgɛst /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of houseguest

First recorded in 1920–25; house + guest

Example Sentences

Luckily, a cold-snap hit that evening, and his houseguests were gone the next morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

But these smart assistants already feel less like high-maintenance houseguests and more like part of the family: They listen, learn and might even help find the missing dog.

From The Wall Street Journal

Imagine watching a television where an impolite houseguest holds the remote control and arbitrarily changes the channels.

From Salon

Smoove, who played the forever houseguest Leon Black on “Curb” before the show wrapped this year.

From Los Angeles Times

The New York Post described it as “exhausting” and a “self-absorbed and overwrought disappointment,” a judgment for which the reviewer was likely shunned as a houseguest for the remaining summer season.

From Seattle Times