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Guest

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Noun

1. guest, invitee

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

2. edgar albert guest, edgar guest, guest

United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)

3. guest

a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.

4. client, guest, node

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Guest

see synonyms of guest
noun
1. 
a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another
2. 
a. 
a person who receives hospitality at the home of another
a weekend guest
b. 
(as modifier)
the guest room
3. 
a. 
a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization
b. 
(as modifier)
a guest speaker
4. 
a. 
an actor, contestant, entertainer, etc, taking part as a visitor in a programme in which there are also regular participants
b. 
(as modifier)
a guest appearance
5. 
a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc
6. zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline
7.  be my guest
verb
8. (intransitive)
(in theatre and broadcasting) to be a guest
to guest on a show

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Guest

see synonyms of guest
noun
1. 
a. 
a person entertained at the home of another; visitor
b. 
a person entertained by another acting as host at a restaurant, theater, etc.
2. 
any paying customer of a hotel, restaurant, etc.
3. 
a nonmember receiving the hospitality of a club, institution, etc.
4. 
a person who appears or performs on a program by special invitation
5. 
inquiline
adjective
6. 
for guests
7. 
performing by special invitation
a guest artist
verb transitive
8. 
to entertain as a guest
verb intransitive US
9. 
to be, or perform as, a guest

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Guest

see synonyms of guest
n.
1. One who is a recipient of hospitality at the home or table of another.
2. One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party.
3. One who pays for meals or accommodations at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment; a patron.
4. A distinguished visitor to whom the hospitality of an institution, city, or government is extended.
5. A visiting performer, speaker, or contestant, as on a radio or television program.
6. Zoology A commensal organism, especially an insect that lives in the nest or burrow of another species.
v. guest·ed, guest·ing, guests
v.tr.
To entertain as a guest.
v.intr.
To appear as a guest: guested on a television series.
adj.
1. Provided for guests: guest rooms.
2. Participating as a guest: a guest conductor.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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