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guest

UK/ɡɛst/ US/ˈɡɛst/ common

noun

1.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

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2.

United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)

3.

a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.

4.

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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adjective

1.

staying temporarily

  • “a visiting foreigner”
  • “guest conductor”
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Origin

From Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr, which replaced or was merged with Old English ġiest, both from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality”). Doublet of host, from Latin. Cognates West-Germanic: :* Bavarian Gåst (“guest”) :* Dutch gast (“guest”) :* German Gast (“guest”) :* Luxembourgish Gaascht (“guest”) :* Vilamovian gost (“guest”) :* Yiddish גאַסט (gast, “guest”) North-Germanic: :* Danish gæst (“guest, visitor”) :* Faroese and Icelandic gestur (“guest”) :* Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk gjest (“guest”) :* Swedish gäst (“guest”) East-Germanic: :* Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (gasts, “guest”)

Phrases

  • be my guest
  • cave guest
  • guest beer
  • guest blogger
  • guest book
  • guest chair
  • guest house
  • guest night

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