guest
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
Example
“The guests were let in by the butler.”
Other meanings
A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
“Guests must vacate their rooms by 10 o'clock on their day of departure.”
An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
“The guest for the broadcast was a leading footballer.”
Related words
- be my guest
- cave guest
- guestage
- guest beer
- guest blogger
- guest book
- guest chair
- guestchamber
- guesten
- guestfree
- guestfriendliness
- guestfriendly
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "gestr".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “guest” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.