guests

noun

plural of guest
1
as in visitors
a person who visits another invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner

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2
as in clients
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 guests The event was full of food and fun for both the adult guests and the twins’ little friends. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 The current bowling alley sits in the basement of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just west of the White House, and is reserved for White House aides and their guests. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Designed for everyday living, the floorplans offer open gathering spaces alongside flexible areas that can adapt to everyday life, from working at home and hosting guests to simply having more room to spread out. — Jenuane Communities, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Now Disney is getting ready to welcome guests into its newest lounge, Hurly-Burly, at Disney’s BoardWalk. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026 Along with its oversized Jenga and cornhole, the retreat’s Great Lawn has firepits where guests can roast sweet s’mores in the evening. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 Special guests across select dates include Robyn, Shania Twain, Jamie xx, Jorja Smith, Fousheé, Fcukers and Skye Newman. — Karla Cote, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 The latter section compares God to a generous host, who similarly protects his guests, providing safety and abundance. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Beyond its design, this stunning property, which opened in 2001, has brought Disney’s Africa to the plate and, for many guests, a first exposure to the cuisine of this vast continent. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guests
  1. visitors
  2. clients
  3. customers
  4. patrons
Noun
  • And, despite trade disagreements, visitors can still get cheddar and bacon soup and filet mignon from the Canada pavilion.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mapquest even offered a page for visitors to create their own name for the lake.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of visitors
Noun
  • Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kaufman was a Jewish émigré from Buenos Aires who had clients in Manhattan and had been commissioned to build another house on the island for shoe designer Danny Berk.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of clients
Noun
  • For even more flight savings, post-booking, the first 100 customers can unlock 28% off their next eligible round-trip Economy flight (valid for departures between January 8 and May 23, 2027).
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Older buyers Builders may finally be acknowledging the advanced ages of many of their customers.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of customers
Noun
  • Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Matisse couldn’t have felt neutrally about Amélie making crowns for the same class of wealthy patrons who refused to support him.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrons

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“Guests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guests. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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