guest

The definition of a guest is a person welcomed into someone's home or a customer at a restaurant or hotel.

(noun)

An example of a guest is a person staying at a Holiday Inn for a few nights.

Guest is defined as to welcome someone into the home, or to make a special appearance by invitation.

(verb)

See guest in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a person entertained at the home of another; visitor
2. a person entertained by another acting as host at a restaurant, theater, etc.
any paying customer of a hotel, restaurant, etc.
a nonmember receiving the hospitality of a club, institution, etc.
a person who appears or performs on a program by special invitation
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Origin: ME gest < ON gestr, akin to OE gæst, Ger gast < IE base *ghostis, stranger, guest > L hostis

adjective

transitive verb

to entertain as a guest

intransitive verb

to be, or perform as, a guest

See guest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who is a recipient of hospitality at the home or table of another.
One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party.
One who pays for meals or accommodations at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment; a patron.
A distinguished visitor to whom the hospitality of an institution, city, or government is extended.
A visiting performer, speaker, or contestant, as on a radio or television program.
Zoology A commensal organism, especially an insect that lives in the nest or burrow of another species.

verb guest·ed, guest·ing, guests

verb, transitive

To entertain as a guest.

verb, intransitive

To appear as a guest: guested on a television series.

adjective