Guest

  • 31guest — 1 /gest/ noun (C) 1 AT YOUR HOUSE someone who is staying in someone else s home because they have been invited: We have guests staying with us. 2 AT A HOTEL someone who is paying to stay in a hotel, guesthouse etc: The hotel takes very good care… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32guest — [[t]gɛst[/t]] n. 1) a person who spends some time at another s home in a social activity, as a visit or party 2) a person who receives the hospitality of a club, a city, or the like 3) a person who patronizes a hotel, restaurant, etc., for what… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33Guest — Recorded in several spellings as shown below, this is a very interesting English surname. It is of status origins and was first used to describe a stranger or newcomer to a community. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Old Norse word… …

    Surnames reference

  • 34guest — 1. гость official guest официальный гость surprise guest неожиданный гость distinguished guest высокий гость the guest of the city гость города distinguished guest почётный гость 2. го …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 35guest — n. 1) to have guests (for dinner) 2) an invited; unexpected; unwelcome; wedding; weekend; welcome guest 3) a regular guest (at a hotel) * * * [gest] unexpected unwelcome wedding weekend welcome guest an invited a regular gues …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 36guest —    1. a prisoner    Seldom tout court; more often as guest of Uncle Sam or of Her Majesty:     ... to book a prisoner I beg your pardon, guest . (Lavine, 1930)    The obsolete Scottish guest was a ghost, an unwelcome visitor or a linguistic… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 37guest — noun 1》 a person who is invited to visit someone s home or attend a social or official function.     ↘a person invited to take part in a broadcast or entertainment. 2》 a person staying at a hotel or boarding house. verb appear as a guest in a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38guest —   Malihini kipa, mea i kono ia.    ♦ My guest, ka u malihini.    ♦ To be a guest, ho omalihini.    ♦ Be my guest, ke kono aku nei au iā oe.    ♦ Guest for a day, he malihini no ka lā ho okahi (a newcomer, as though on a honeymoon, is not… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 39guest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr; akin to Old English giest guest, stranger, Latin hostis stranger, enemy Date: 13th century 1. a. a person entertained in one s house b. a person to whom hospitality is extended c. a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40guest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. visitor, company, caller. See sociality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One to whom hospitality is extended] Syn. visitor, caller, house guest, dinner guest, visitant, company, partaker of hospitality, sharer …

    English dictionary for students