guest
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
guests
plural
guests
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUEST
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1
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a person who is invited to visit or stay in someone's home
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Our guests should be arriving soon.
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a dinner/party guest
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an overnight guest
2
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a person who is invited to a place or an event as a special honor
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Only invited guests are allowed inside the banquet hall.
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He played at the country club as a guest of one of the members.
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She will be the guest of honor [=the person who is being specially honored] at the annual banquet.
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He was the guest speaker [=a person invited to a gathering to give a speech] at the awards ceremony.
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The guest list [=the list of people who are being invited] for the party is getting long.
3
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a customer at a hotel, restaurant, etc.
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Our guests receive the finest quality service.
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Frequent guests receive a discount.
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Paying guests [=guests who have paid to stay in or use something] may use the fitness room.
4
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a usually well-known person who is invited to appear or perform on a program, at an event, etc.
— often used before another noun
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They frequently appeared as guests on TV talk shows.
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a celebrity guest
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a guest star
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He made several guest appearances/shots on the series.
be my guest
— used in speech to say that someone is welcome to do or take something
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“Could I borrow your pen?” “Sure, be my guest.”
