guest

see definition of guest

nounperson accommodated, given hospitality

Synonyms for guest

noun person accommodated, given hospitality

Antonyms for guest

arrival

noun. something that makes it to a destination

attendee

noun. one who is present at a specific event

attendees

noun. one who is present at a specific event

Word Origin & History

Old English gæst, giest (Anglian gest) "guest; enemy; stranger," the common notion being "stranger," from Proto-Germanic *gastiz (cf. Old Frisian jest, Dutch gast, German Gast, Gothic gasts "guest," originally "stranger"), from PIE root *ghosti- "strange" (cf. Latin hostis "enemy," hospes "host" -- from *hosti-potis "host, guest," originally "lord of strangers" -- Greek xenos "guest, host, stranger;" Old Church Slavonic gosti "guest, friend," gospodi "lord, master").

Spelling evolution influenced by Old Norse cognate gestr (the usual sound changes from the Old English word would have yielded Modern English *yest). Phrase be my guest in the sense of "go right ahead" first recorded 1955.

Example Sentences for guest

Emilia had gone for a few weeks to the mountains, with the household of which she was a guest.

But we forget that the reader has not yet been made acquainted with the guest.

I will acquaint you with what passed at the general leave given me to be your guest.

This fellow, who had offered to take money for a guest, was damned for life and branded.

Grace took out of her bag a guest towel she was embroidering.

More I could add, but brevity is best;-- These are our claims to honour you as Guest.

Mrs. Roberts had already gone to see in person to the comfort of her guest.

I beg your pardon, sir, but may I ask if you are a guest of this house?

Then she went to the guest room to stand before the full-length mirror there.

But her thawing did not save Saunders after the guest was gone.

guest

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Antonyms for guest

aliens

arrival

attendee

attendees

boarder

guest

Synonyms for guest

Antonyms for guest

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