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guest  (gst)

n.

1. One who is a recipient of hospitality at the home or table of another.

2. One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party.

3. One who pays for meals or accommodations at a restaurant, hotel, or other establishment; a patron.

4. A distinguished visitor to whom the hospitality of an institution, city, or government is extended.

5. A visiting performer, speaker, or contestant, as on a radio or television program.

6. Zoology A commensal organism, especially an insect that lives in the nest or burrow of another species.

v. guest·ed, guest·ing, guests

v.tr.

To entertain as a guest.

v.intr.

To appear as a guest: guested on a television series.

adj.

1. Provided for guests: guest rooms.

2. Participating as a guest: a guest conductor.

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[Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]

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guest [gɛst]

n

1. a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc., and paid for by another

2.

a.  a person who receives hospitality at the home of another a weekend guest

b.  (as modifier) the guest room

3.

a.  a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization

b.  (as modifier) a guest speaker

4. (Performing Arts / Theatre)

a.  an actor, contestant, entertainer, etc., taking part as a visitor in a programme in which there are also regular participants

b.  (as modifier) a guest appearance

5. (Business / Commerce) a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc.

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline

be my guest Informal do as you like

vb

(Performing Arts / Theatre) (intr) (in theatre and broadcasting) to be a guest to guest on a show

[Old English giest guest, stranger, enemy; related to Old Norse gestr, Gothic gasts, Old High German gast, Old Slavonic gostǐ, Latin hostis enemy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guest - a visitor to whom hospitality is extended invitee guest of honor - the person in whose honor a gathering is held house guest, houseguest - a guest entertained in your house visitant, visitor - someone who visits wedding guest - a guest at a wedding
	2.	Guest - United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) Edgar Albert Guest, Edgar Guest
	3.	guest - a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc. customer, client - someone who pays for goods or services no-show - a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation overnighter - a guest who stays overnight
	4.	guest - (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network client, node computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer network - (computer science) a network of computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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guest

noun

1. visitor, company, caller The guests sipped drinks on the verandah.

2. patron, client, resident, lodger, boarder I was the only guest at the hotel.

Quotations
"Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests" [Max Beerbohm Hosts and Guests]

Translations

guest [gest]

A. N (at home) → invitado/a m/f; (at hotel, guesthouse) → huésped mf
they had guests that weekend → tenían invitados or visita(s)ese fin de semana
guest of honour → invitado/a m/f de honor
"do you mind if I sit here?" - "be my guest" → -¿le importa si me siento aquí? -por supuesto que no
we were their guests last summer → nos invitaron a su casa el verano pasado

B. VI (US) → aparecer como invitado
he's guesting on tonight's show → aparecerá como invitado en el show de esta noche

C. CPD guest artist N = guest star guest book N → libro m de los huéspedes
guest room N → cuarto m de huéspedes
guest speaker N → orador(a) m/f invitado/a
guest star N → estrella f invitada

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guest [ˈgɛst]

n

(= visitor) → invité(e) m/f
We have guests staying with us → Nous avons des invités.
to be sb's guest (= be invited by sb) → être invité(e) par qn
be my guest! (= carry on) → faites comme bon vous semble!

(in hotel) → client(e) m/f

(on TV, radio show) → invité(e) m/f

(at special event) → invité(e) m/f

vi
to guest with a band [singer, musician] → être invité(e) à jouer avec un groupe
guest appearance n
to make a guest appearance on sb's show → être invité(e) sur le plateau de qn
guest artist n → invité(e) m/f spécial(e)
guest book n → livre m d'or
guest-house [ˈgɛsthaʊs] n → pension f
guest list n → liste f des invités
guest of honour (British) guest of honor (US) n → invité(e) m/f d'honneur
guest room n → chambre f d'amis
guest speaker n → intervenant(e) m/f extérieur(e)
guest star n → guest star f
guest worker n → travailleur/euse immigré(e) m/f

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guest

n → Gast m; guest of honour (Brit) or honor (US) → Ehrengast m; be my guest (inf) → nur zu! (inf)

vi to guest on something → einen Gastauftritt in etw (dat) → haben; he guested for several clubs → er hatte in mehreren Klubs Gastauftritte

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guest in cpds → Gast-;

guest appearance

n → Gastauftritt m; to make a guest → als Gast auftreten

guest artist

n → Gast(star) m, → Gastkünstler(in) m(f); (Theat) → Gastspieler(in) m(f)

guesthouse

n → Gästehaus nt; (= boarding house) → (Fremden)pension f

guest list

n → Gästeliste f

guest night

n → Gästeabend m

guest room

n → Gästezimmer nt

guest speaker

n → Gastredner(in) m(f)

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guest [gɛst] n (in house, on TV programme) → ospite m/f; (at party) → invitato/a; (at hotel) → cliente m/f; (in boarding house) → pensionante m/f
guest of honour → ospite d'onore
be my guest (fam) → fai come ti pare

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guest [gɛst] n (in house, on TV programme) → ospite m/f; (at party) → invitato/a; (at hotel) → cliente m/f; (in boarding house) → pensionante m/f
guest of honour → ospite d'onore
be my guest (fam) → fai come ti pare

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guest

n guest [gest]

a visitor received in a house, in a hotel etc We are having guests for dinner; (also adjective ) a guest bedroom. gas ضَيْف гост host; pro hosty gæst; gæste- der Gast, Gäste... φιλοξενούμενος, καλεσμένος invitado, huésped külaline مهمان vieras invité, ée, client/-ente אוֹרֵח अतिथि, मेहमान gost vendég tamu gestur ospite, cliente; degli ospiti 客 손님 svečias, viešnia viesis; viesa- tetamu gast; gasten- gjest gość, gościnny convidado oaspete, client гость; постоялец hosť; hosťovský gost gost gäst ผู้มาเยี่ยม misafir 客人 гість; для гостей مہمان khách 客人

n guesthouse

a small hotel. gastehuis بَيت ضيافَه، فُندٌق صَغير частен пансион penzión pensionat die Pension ξενώνας, πανσιόν casa de huéspedes, pensión võõrastemaja متل vierasmaja pension de famille בֵּית הַאֲרָחָה अतिथि गृह gostinjac panzió wisma tamu gistiheimili pensione familiare 旅館 영빈관, 사랑채 pensionas pansija; neliela viesnīca rumah tumpangan pension gjestgiveri, pensjonat pensjonat pensão pensiune небольшая гостиница penzión gostišče gostionica pensionat โรงแรมเล็ก ๆ misafirhane, konuk evi 旅館 готель کراۓ پر رہنے کی جگہ nhà trọ 旅馆

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guest → ضيف host gæst Gast καλεσμένος huésped vieras invité gost ospite 客 손님 gast gjest gość convidado гость gäst แขกที่มาเยี่ยม konuk khách 客人