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guest

noun US /ɡest/

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,050 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,703 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. a visitor to whom hospitality is extended also: invitee
  2. United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) also: Edgar Guest, Edgar Albert Guest
  3. a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
  4. (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network also: node, client

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

guest in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • The Prince remained a guest in the palace.

    The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1

  • Another guest that winter night Flashed back from lustrous eyes the light.

    Snow-bound · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1

  • Even the servants' hall was likely to know less of prices than this one guest did.

    Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1

  • Telemachus goes from the swineherd’s hut to the city, and calls his guest, Theoclymenus, to the palace.

    The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1

  • Gluck was very much puzzled by the behaviour of his guest, it was such a strange mixture of coolness and humility.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1

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