guest

Syllabification: (guest)

Pronunciation: /gest/

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Definition of guest

noun

a person who is invited to visit the home of or take part in a function organized by another:I have two guests coming to dinner tonight [as modifier]:a guest bedroom
a person invited to participate in an official event:the bishop went to Cuba as a guest of the Catholic Church [as modifier]:a guest speaker
a person invited to take part in a radio or television program, sports event, or other entertainment:a regular guest on the morning show [as modifier]:a guest appearance
a person lodging at a hotel or boarding house:a reduction for guests staying seven nights or more
a customer at a restaurant.
Entomology a small invertebrate that lives unharmed within an ants' nest.

verb

[no object] informal

appear as a guest:he guested on one of her early albums

Phrases

be my guest: informal please do:May I choose the restaurant? Be my guest!
guest of honor: the most important guest at an occasion.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old Norse gestr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gast and German Gast, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hostis 'enemy' (originally 'stranger')

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be my guest

guest of honor

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