guest has definitions from the fields of computer science,business,writing,news
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[ noun ] a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

Synonyms

invitee

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

The vast , dungeon kitchens may seem hardly worth using except on occasions when one is faced with a_thousand unexpected guests for lunch .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Television has yet to work_out a living_arrangement with jazz , which comes to the medium more as an uneasy guest than as a relaxed member of the family .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

Clara_Harris , one of the guests in the box , stood_up and demanded water .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

He was really amazed to discover the other guests so excited about these delicate little songs .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Anita put_out the remaining candles with a long snuffer , and in the smell of scented candlewick , the comforting awareness of each other 's bodies , the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered , their minds grew numb and then empty_of images .

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[ adjective ] staying temporarily

Synonyms

visiting

Examples

"a visiting foreigner" "guest conductor"

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

The Albany_Civic_Opera 's presentation of Spumoni 's immortal Il_Sevigli_del_Spegititgninino , with guest contralto Hattie_Sforzt .

Related terms

impermanent

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[ noun ] (writing,news) United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)

Related terms

journalist

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[ noun ] (business) a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.

Related terms

customer overnighter no-show

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3312
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[ noun ] (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Synonyms

client node

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