guest

noun

ˈgest How to pronounce guest (audio)
Definition of guestnext
1
as in visitor
a person who visits another invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner

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2
as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them

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Recent Examples of guest The band had already been in talks with the more pyrotechnically minded Joe Walsh for months, slowly bringing him into the flock with a guest spot at Wembley Stadium. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 Thompson served as a guest judge that season while Cowell, who underwent a six-hour surgery that included the placement of a metal rod in his back, recovered. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The lineup consists of all female acts, including Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, The Breeders and special guests like Stevie Nicks. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026 Bob Bob Ricard’s even-colder version has become a bestseller, delivered to guests with white-glove service up to 300 times a week. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
  1. visitor
  2. client
  3. customer
  4. patron
Noun
  • The outlets reportedly viewed an internal email that had been sent to National Park Service staff in late December, revealing that staff members had been instructed to ask visitors to take any stickers off their card or it could be considered void.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, there are also concerts, exhibitions, and practices open to visitors.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of visitor
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  • Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, told reporters, per NBC, that his client now had enough letters from supporters to fill three banker’s boxes.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Case managers for people who are unhoused will now have to double their workload to ensure their clients stay enrolled in Medicaid.
    — Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of client
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  • Now, in the midst of a subdued market, investors are being more selective, and the new playbook for funding fashion has a lot to do with the quality of that growth, the depth of connection with customers and the founder’s individual appeal.
    — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the model could use battery inlays produced at scale in France or Taiwan before downstream partners assemble them into cells, modules and packs closer to customers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of customer
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  • Around noon Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local golf course patron who noticed a possible body floating downstream in the Dominguez Channel, the department said in a statement.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The synergy has drawn patrons and art world professionals from around the region and North America, and the fairs saw a bustling VIP day with crowded aisles, though sales moved at a measured pace amid a market correction.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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