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.

[Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr.]

A person who logs into a network or service that does not have a user account. Guests are given a default set of privileges until they officially register with the service. See guest account, guest privileges and user account. See also guest operating system.

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noun

A person or persons visiting one: company, visitant, visitor. See accompanied.

n

Definition: company
Antonyms: host

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A transient who rents a room at an inn or hotel. See 218 N.W. 510, 511. Someone to whom hospitality is extended; one entertained without being charged. See 185 P. 2d 784, 786.

An automobile guest is one who rides in an automobile for his own benefit without giving the driver any compensation for the ride. See 219 A. 2d 374, 376. See guest statute.

For purposes of tort law, a social guest is considered a "bare licensee" with respect to his entry upon the host's premises, so that, unlike an invitee, no duty of affirmative care or inspection is owed to him; he is thus entitled to no more than a warning as to dangers or defective conditions actually known to the occupier. Prosser & Keeton, Torts §60 at 414-15 (5th ed. 1984). Some states have decided, however, that considering the social guest as an invitee is more in harmony with contemporary social realities. See, e.g., 98 So. 2d 730; 167 N.W. 2d 477.

IN BRIEF: A person who visits another. Also: A paying customer of a hotel or restaurant.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Tutor's tip: I "guessed" (to suppose or state a belief) that our special "guest" (someone invited to appear) would arrive at four o'clock.

Quotes:

"Frank Harris has been received in all the great houses -- once!" - Oscar Wilde

"Fish and guests smell at three days old." - Danish Proverb

"Every guest hates the others, and the host hates them all." - Albanian Proverb

"No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not annoy his host after three days." - Titus Maccius Plautus

"Superior people never make long visits." - Marianne Moore

"The first day, a guest; the second, a burden; the third, a pest." - Edouard R. Laboulaye

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gæst, pensionær
v. tr. - beværte
v. intr. - gæste, besøge, gæsteoptræde
adj. - som gæst

idioms:

• Be my guest    det er du velkommen til
• guest for    gæsteoptræde
• guest house    herberg
• guest of honour    æresgæst
• guest on    gæsteoptræde på
• guest room    gæsteværelse
• guest worker    gæstearbejder

Nederlands (Dutch)
gast, bezoeker, introducé, logé, gast-, als gast optreden

Français (French)
n. - invité, client (d'un hôtel), pensionnaire, invité (d'une conférence), (Biol) hôte
v. tr. - inviter, être invité (à une émission)
v. intr. - être invité (à une émission)
adj. - invité (d'une émission TV)

idioms:

• Be my guest    je vous en prie
• guest for    jouer à la demande (une équipe sportive)
• guest house    pension de famille
• guest of honour    invité d'honneur
• guest on    être invité à/pour
• guest room    chambre d'amis
• guest worker    travailleur immigré, ouvrier immigré

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gast
v. - als Gast auftreten
adj. - Gast-

idioms:

• Be my guest    Sei mein Gast
• guest for    ein Gastspiel geben
• guest house    Pension
• guest of honour    Ehrengast
• guest on    ein Gastspiel geben
• guest room    Gästezimmer
• guest worker    Gastarbeiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοξενούμενος, καλεσμένος, μουσαφίρης, πελάτης (ξενοδοχείου ή εστιατορίου)
v. - φιλοξενούμαι
attrib. - για φιλοξενούμενους

idioms:

• Be my guest    ελεύθερα! σαν στο σπίτι σου!, δεν κάνει τίποτα!
• guest for    καλεσμένος τηλεοπτικού προγράμματος
• guest house    πανσιόν, ξενώνας
• guest of honour    επίτιμος προσκεκλημένος
• guest on    εμφανίζομαι ως καλεσμένος σε πρόγραμμα της τηλεόρασης
• guest room    δωμάτιο των ξένων, ξενώνας σπιτιού
• guest worker    ξένος εργάτης

Italiano (Italian)
ospite

idioms:

• be someone's guest    essere ospite di
• guest house    pensione
• guest of honour    ospite d'onore
• guest on/for    partecipare e/o esibirsi in qualità di ospite
• guest room    camera degli ospiti
• guest worker    lavoratore straniero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - convidado (m), parasito (m) (Bot.)
v. - ser um convidado

idioms:

• be someone's guest    haja como melhor lhe aprouver (coloq.)
• guest for    convidado
• guest house    casa (f) de hóspedes
• guest of honour    convidado (m) de honra
• guest on    convidado especial
• guest room    sala (f) de visitas
• guest worker    trabalhador (m) convidado

Русский (Russian)
гость, постоялец (в гостинице)

idioms:

• be someone's guest    быть чьим-л. гостем
• guest house    пансион
• guest of honour    почетный гость
• guest on/for    быть участником передачи, представления и пр.
• guest room    комната для гостей
• guest worker    иностранный рабочий

Español (Spanish)
n. - huésped, invitado, visitante, convidado
v. tr. - actuar como invitado o huésped
v. intr. - ser invitado, aparecer como invitado
adj. - huésped, invitado, visitante, que participa como invitado

idioms:

• Be my guest    yo invito, está a tu disposición
• guest for    huésped o invitado de, actuar o jugar a pedido (deporte, etc.)
• guest house    casa de huéspedes
• guest of honour    invitado de honor
• guest on    huésped o invitado de
• guest room    cuarto de huéspedes
• guest worker    trabajador u obrero extranjero, trabajador u obrero temporal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gäst, parasit (bot. el. zool.)
v. - underhålla som gäst
attr. - gäst-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
客人, 旅客, 来宾, 款待, 招待, 作客, 寄宿, 客人的, 特邀的, 客座的, 为客人的

idioms:

• Be my guest    请便, 悉听尊便
• guest for    客串演出...
• guest house    宾馆, 小型家庭旅馆
• guest of honour    宾客, 贵宾
• guest on    客串演出...
• guest room    客室, 客房
• guest worker    客籍工人, 外籍劳工

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 客人, 旅客, 來賓
v. tr. - 款待, 招待
v. intr. - 作客, 寄宿
adj. - 客人的, 特邀的, 客座的, 為客人的

idioms:

• Be my guest    請便, 悉聽尊便
• guest for    客串演出...
• guest house    賓館, 小型家庭旅館
• guest of honour    賓客, 貴賓
• guest on    客串演出...
• guest room    客室, 客房
• guest worker    客籍工人, 外籍勞工

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손님, 기생 동물, 특별 출연자
v. tr. - 손님으로 대접하다
v. intr. - 특별 출연자로 나오다
adj. - (TV 쇼 등에) 특별 출연자로 나온, 손님의, 초대 받은

idioms:

• Be my guest    마음 편하게 하십시오
• guest for    (쇼 등에의) 손님
• guest on    (쇼 등에의) 손님

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 客, ゲスト, ごちそうする相手, 宿泊客, 来客, 宿泊人
adj. - 客用の

idioms:

• be someone's guest    客である
• guest house    高級下宿, 迎賓館
• guest of honour    賓客
• guest on/for    ～の客
• guest room    客室, 客用の寝室
• guest worker    外国人労働者
• paying guest    下宿人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضيف, نزيل (فعل) ينزل ضيفا على, ينزله ضيفا عنده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אורח, דייר במלון, יצור חי שיש לו קשר הדוק עם אחר, אורח בתוכנית ברדיו או בטלביזיה‬
v. tr. - ‮אירח‬
v. intr. - ‮התארח בתוכנית רדיו או טלביזיה‬
adj. - ‮נשמר לאורח, מתנהג כאורח‬

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Guest Book	guest book of wedding wishes
guest book	wedding guest favors