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   guest

   /ɡɛst/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is invited to visit someone's home or attend a particular social occasion: "I have two guests coming to dinner tonight" Similar visitorcallercompanyarchaic:visitantOpposite host
   • ▪ a person invited to participate in an official event: "he was in Warsaw as a guest of the Polish government"
   • ▪ a person invited to take part in a radio or television programme or other entertainment: "a regular guest on the morning show"
   • 2. a person staying at a hotel or guest house: "a reduction for guests staying seven nights or more" Similar patronclientperson stayingboarderlodgerresidenttenantpaying guestPGroomerOpposite landladylandlord
   • ▪ a customer at a restaurant. US
   • 3. a small invertebrate that lives unharmed within an ants' nest.

   verb

   • 1. appear as a temporary or visiting performer or participant in a television or radio programme or other entertainment: informal "he guested on the show two weeks ago"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse gestr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gast and German Gast, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hostis ‘enemy’ (originally ‘stranger’).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • U

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   • E

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   • S

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   • T

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