Definitions

guest

[gest] / gɛst /

NOUN

person accommodated, given hospitality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caller client companion customer inmate patron recipient tenant vacationer visitor

STRONG

bedfellow boarder company frequenter lodger mate partaker renter roomer sharer sojourner transient visitant

WEAK

habitué out-of-towner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy manager opponent owner

Example Sentences

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Scott Davies, owner of Babbacombe Palms Guest House, in Torquay, Devon, said it had been a positive month and "everyone needs a good season this year".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Letterman is enjoying his elder statesman status with an interview show on Netflix, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” that he makes on his own schedule.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Guest stars are frequent and on Saturday, the Bananas sent Texas-grown YouTube sensation Tyler Toney, a member of the sports comedy troupe Dude Perfect, to the plate as a pinch-hitter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Guest: Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia and a current Georgia gubernatorial candidate who switched parties from Republican to Democrat last year.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Guest lists are just a way of choosing sides.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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