guestn.

Brit.

/ɡɛst/, U.S.

/ɡɛst/

Forms: Old English giest, gist, gyst, gæst, gest, Middle English gist(e, Middle English–1500s gest(e, Middle English gust(e, Middle English–1600s ghest(e, Middle English–1500s geest, (1500s geast(e, gehaste), 1500s gueste, 1500s–1600s ghuest, (1600s Scottish guast), 1500s– guest. Also plural 1500s gess, 1500s–1600s gesse, guess, 1600s guesse.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English giest (gist, gyst), gæst, Anglian (also in Ælfric) gęst (? or gęst), = Old Saxon (Middle Dutch, Dutch, Low German), Old High German (Middle High German, modern German) gast, Old Norse gęst-r (Swedish gäst, Danish gjæst), Gothic gast-s < Germanic *gasti-z < West Aryan *ghosti-s, represented also by Latin hostis, originally ‘stranger’, in classical use ‘enemy’ (whence the compound *hosti-pot-, contracted hospit-, hospes guest, host) and by Old Church Slavonic gostĭ guest, friend. According to Brugmann, the synonymous Greek ξ-ένος is < *gh's-, weak grade of the root *ghos- represented in the Germanic word. According to phonetic law as at present understood, the initial consonant in the Old English word must have had a palatal pronunciation, which would normally yield Middle English ȝ, modern English y. No forms with ȝ or y are, however, known to exist; the abnormal guttural pronunciation is usually explained as due to the influence of Old Norse gest-r; but the occurrence of hybrid forms like gist, gust/ʏ/ in the S.W. dialects of the 13th cent. is hard to account for on this supposition.

a. One who is entertained at the house or table of another.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [noun]

guestOE

host1390

strangerc1400

hostessa1425

gestenerc1480

stranger-guest1725

treatee1841

OE Beowulf 1800 Reced hliuade..gæst inne swæf.

OE Genesis 2457 Comon Sodomware, geonge and ealde, gode unleofe corðrum miclum cumon acsian, þæt hie behæfdon herges mægne Loth mid giestum.

c1020 Rule St. Benet (Logeman) lvi. 94 Hospites, gystes.

1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1137 (Laud) Martin abbot..fand te munekes & te gestes al þæt heom behoued.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 165 Nis nower non trewðe, for nis þe gist siker of þe husebonde ne noðer of oðer.

c1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 5787 He sed a wel hey word among is gustes [v.rr. gistes, gestes] echon.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1070 Loth hem bead his dogtres two For to friðen hise geste swo.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xi. 179 Herodes þe daffe Ȝaf hus douhter..þe hefde Of þe blessyde baptiste by-fore alle hus gustes.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 14086 Suche a geste come neuer vn-to þaire hous to rest.

1431 Eng. Gilds (1870) 277 The alderman schal haue..to his drynk & for his geestys .j. Galone of ale.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. vi. 135 They coueyte not to haue the goodes of their ghestes.

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. H If..thou shouldst..sauce thy meate with foystie oyles, Thy gesse wooulde the disdaine.

1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 104 Schir ȝe ar welcome hame, And ȝour Gaist baith.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. ii. 19 This night I hold an old accustom'd Feast, Whereto I haue inuited many a guest .

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiv. 90 The Indians intreated us to bee their guesse at dinner.

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 162 He does not..take up his Residence and be a familiar Ghest.

1733 Mrs. H. Pratt in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 55 I wish I had a house in some measure worthy to entertain a guest that should be so welcome to me.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles i. xx. 28 For if a hope of safety rest, 'Tis on the sacred name of guest.

1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 413 A stone-vaulted kitchen, where dinner could be dressed for an army of guests.

1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 243 I agreed..to be the guest of my patient.

Proverb.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. ix. sig. C^v An vnbidden geast knoweth not where to syt.

b. transferred and figurative esp. A person or thing personified that comes and is entertained, or is viewed as coming and being entertained.

ΚΠ

OE Whale 29 Ðonne semninga on sealtne wæg mid þa noþe niþer gewiteþ garsecges gæst.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 249 Huanne þe gate of þe mouþe is open, þe gest of zenne geþ in liȝ[t]liche.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xvi. 199 Mynstralcie can ich nat muche bote make men murye, As a waffrer with waffres and welcome godes gistes.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9873 Bot godd, sin he wald sua be gest, In clene sted al most he rest.

14.. Ecce Aucilla Domini in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 141 God will be borne within thi brest Then seyde tho meydon full myldely To me he schall be a welcom geste.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 574 With iiii or v Of thrusshis tamed, putte hem in this mewe To do disport among this gestis newe.

1551 Princess Elizabeth in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 163 To hire of your siknes is unpleasant to me..I understande it is your olde gest that is wont oft to viset you.

1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Dij Least iealousie that sower vnwelcome guest, Should by his stealing in disturbe the feast.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 136 b The bodies of these inhabitants do well away with these two vnwelcom guests, hunger and paine.

1629 W. Mure True Crucifixe 680 Graves backe to light their sleeping guasts doe send.

1633 R. S. tr. J. Drexel Nicetas 109 That poore yong man became the guest of hogges.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 69 Feavers, the guests (though unwelcome) of the Veines and Arteries.

1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. Incarnation 332 I have so evil a ghest in me.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 23 Snow; which although an irksom Guest, yet hath its great Uses.

1782 W. Cowper Ode to Peace in Poems 310 Come, peace of mind, delightful guest!

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xi. 13 I thus gloriously Was raised aloft, and made the guest of heaven.

c. be my guest: you are welcome to (something); do as you wish.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [phrase] > freely permitted

and welcome1491

be my guest1955

1955 Amer. Speech 30 302 Be my guest, used when someone asks for something: ‘Join me’ or ‘Go right ahead’.

1962 D. Mayo Island of Sin xiii. 118 Rum? Scotch? Bourbon? Be my guest.

1965 New Statesman 14 May 760/3 ‘Did you say something, man?’ the face asked. I took a deep breath..and then I address the face. ‘Not a thing, brother,’ I reply, ‘not a thing. Be my guest.’

1967 J. Gardner Madrigal i. 18 Mostyn gestured towards the telephone. ‘Be my guest,’ said the Chief.

1968 D. Francis Forfeit iv. 55 ‘Goodnight, honey.’ ‘Thanks for everything.’ ‘Be my guest.’

1969 B. Malamud Pictures of Fidelman 159 ‘Do you mind if I get on top?’ she asked. ‘It's hard to breathe since I had my illness.’ ‘Be my guest.’

†2.

a. A stranger. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated > stranger or outsider

fremdc950

guestc950

althedyOE

allophyleOE

uncoutha1250

strangea1325

alienc1384

barbarc1384

barbarync1384

strangerc1385

barbaric1388

foreigna1399

outland?a1400

farandman14..

out-comelingc1400

foreigner1422

alienar1473

alienate1497

estrangec1503

new face?a1513

barbarianc1550

fremman1568

frenne1579

estranger1586

inmatea1600

outlier1606

outcomer1607

externc1610

exoteric1697

outner1721

outsider1800

unco1800

inconnu1807

outrigger1850

offcome1859

ringer1896

offcomer1898

shenzi1910

out-grouper1938

outworlder1948

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xxv. 36 Gest ic wæs and ge somnadon meh.

OE Riddle 15 10 Ic bide þær mid geoguðcnosle, hwonne gæst cume to durum minum, him biþ deað witod.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 109 Mon mei wurchen elmessan on ete and on wete..and þet mon gistas underuo.

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1374 Na syker wonnyng-sted here haf we,..For as gestes we here soiourne.

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1062 (1111) Ther is right now y-come in to towne a geste A Grick espie.

c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xxiii. 32 Kepe þiself as a pilgrime & a geste upon þe erþe.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. ix. 327 Chiron..being received as a ghest or straunger in Hercules house or lodging.

b. transferred. An object considered as an omen of the coming of a stranger. local.

ΚΠ

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) There's a Guest in your Candle, il y à des nouvelles à vôtre chandelle.

1807 J. Hogg Mountain Bard vi, in Poet. Wks. (1838) II. 331 If a feather, a straw, or any such thing, be observed hanging at a dog's nose or beard, they call that a guest, and are sure of the approach of a stranger.

a. A temporary inmate of a hotel, inn, or boarding house.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in hotel, inn, etc.

guestc1290

resident1956

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 361/62 Hostiler he was þare i-mad gistes to onder-fongue.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 284 Euen as an oosteler seith to his gist.

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. lxiiii He fareth lo lyke a geste, that maketh hys rekenynge hym self without his hoste.

1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. B3^v Sirha, what Guesse do's this Inne holde now?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. ii. 26 Ho. Now, my yong guest; me thinks your' allycholly; I pray you why is it? Iu. Marry (mine Host) because I cannot be merry.

1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades (1876) 141 The Ostlers of Holborne had more than ordinary care to lay up theyr Ghuests bootes.

1774 O. Goldsmith Retaliation 4 If our landlord supplies us with beef, and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 24 ‘Let no man’, said Apuleius, ‘think that he is the mere guest of his landlord’.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiii. 165 I was the only guest at the hotel.

b. An occasional performer, one not belonging to the regular company in a theatre, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer

guest1900

guest artist1934

guest star1942

1900 W. A. Ellis Life Wagner I. vii. 259 She..appeared four times as ‘guest’ at the theatre.., playing Preziosa, Maria Stuart, [etc.].

1901 Athenæum 27 Apr. 539/2 In addition to the artists of the Hofoper, ‘guests’ from Frankfort, Wiesbaden,..and Vienna will take part in the performances.

4. A man, fellow, ‘customer’. Obsolete exc. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun]

churla800

werec900

rinkeOE

wapmanc950

heOE

wyeOE

gomeOE

ledeOE

seggeOE

shalkOE

manOE

carmanlOE

mother bairnc1225

hemea1250

mother sona1250

hind1297

buck1303

mister mana1325

piecec1325

groomc1330

man of mouldc1330

hathela1350

sire1362

malea1382

fellowa1393

guestc1394

sergeant?a1400

tailarda1400

tulka1400

harlotc1405

mother's sona1470

frekea1475

her1488

masculinea1500

gentlemana1513

horse?a1513

mutton?a1513

merchant1549

child1551

dick1553

sorrya1555

knavea1556

dandiprat1556

cove1567

rat1571

manling1573

bird1575

stone-horse1580

loona1586

shaver1592

slave1592

copemate1593

tit1594

dog1597

hima1599

prick1598

dingle-dangle1605

jade1608

dildoa1616

Roger1631

Johnny1648

boy1651

cod1653

cully1676

son of a bitch1697

cull1698

feller1699

chap1704

buff1708

son of a gun1708

buffer1749

codger1750

Mr1753

he-man1758

fella1778

gilla1790

gloak1795

joker1811

gory1819

covey1821

chappie1822

Charley1825

hombre1832

brother-man1839

rooster1840

blokie1841

hoss1843

Joe1846

guy1847

plug1848

chal1851

rye1851

omee1859

bloke1861

guffin1862

gadgie1865

mug1865

kerel1873

stiff1882

snoozer1884

geezer1885

josser1886

dude1895

gazabo1896

jasper1896

prairie dog1897

sport1897

crow-eater1899

papa1903

gink1906

stud1909

scout1912

head1913

beezer1914

jeff1917

pisser1918

bimbo1919

bozo1920

gee1921

mush1936

rye mush1936

basher1942

okie1943

mugger1945

cat1946

ou1949

tess1952

oke1970

bra1974

muzhik1993

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 479 I trowe þat some wikked wyȝt wrouȝte þis ordres [of friars] þoruȝ [v.r. Trow ye] þat gleym of þat gest þat Golias is y-calde.

a1400–50 Alexander 460 Þou has ragid..with vnryd gestis.

a1440 Sir Degrev. 1195 He was the sternest gest ffro heven to helle!

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vi. vii Yonder is a shrewde gest sayd syre Madore de la port therfore haue here ones at hym.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Guest, a creature or person. ‘An ill guest’ = a bad-looking fellow.

5. A parasite animal or vegetable. Also guest-fly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > vermin > parasite

entozoon1831

epizoon1836

guest1864

wog1925

1864 T. S. Cobbold Entozoa v. 232 In the case of the adult worm, the happiest cures are readily affected by the expulsion of the ‘guest’, but as regards the larvæ the case is very different.

1887 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 29 Sept. 913/1 When the fungus dies, the invaded and malformed part also generally dies, and the plant is further injured by contact of the healthy tissue with the decaying tissue and all its eventual guests and products.

Compounds

C1. Simple attributive.

guest-quarters n.

ΚΠ

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 64 This the king calls going into guest-quarters.

guest-ranch n.

ΚΠ

1932 Bull. Arizona Agric. Exper. Station cxli. 2 Unclassified. Land owned and operated by the State or a public agency, guest ranches, private estates, forest products.

1968 Punch 31 Jan. 174/3 A ritzy guest-ranch overlooking Santa Barbara.

guest-register n.

ΚΠ

1926 E. Hemingway Torrents of Spring v. 34 I..demanded to see the guest-register.

C2. Appositive.

guest actor n. (in sense 3b.)

ΚΠ

1961 W. P. Bowman & R. H. Ball Theatre Lang. 164 Guest actor, a distinguished actor playing temporarily with a repertory or stock company.

guest actress n.

ΚΠ

1910 Busy Man's Mag. Jan. 26 (caption) Miss George has abandoned her regular season to become ‘guest actress’ at the New Theatre.

guest artist n. (As v. intr.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer

guest1900

guest artist1934

guest star1942

1934 A. L. Haskell Balletomania ix. 183 She appeared for him again many times, but only as a guest-artist during the London seasons.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §619.7 Guest-artist, to appear as a guest performer.

1959 Listener 19 Mar. 512/3 A guest artist from the Royal Swedish Ballet.

guest-cavalier n.

ΚΠ

1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. i. 199 Hast thou no shute against my knight, My guest, my cauellira.

guest-conduct v. [as a back-formation]

ΚΠ

1945 Time 16 Apr. 58/3 He will guest-conduct the Minneapolis Symphony.

guest conductor n.

ΚΠ

1933 Sat. Evening Post 7 Jan. 15/3 (caption) William Mengelberg, who has served as guest conductor for many of the leading philharmonic orchestras.

1968 London Symphony Orch. Programme Bk. 7 Mar. 3 At this period he began to make appearances as a guest conductor with most of the important orchestras in Europe.

guest critic n.

ΚΠ

1925 New Yorker 14 Mar. 20/2 Ernest Newman, guest critic of the Evening Post, packs up his troubles and returns to London.

guest-friend n. [compare German gastfreund]

ΚΠ

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece iii. 47 The Homeric heroes readily give away the gifts of respected guest friends.

1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) ii. iv. 138 Child, I bid thee welcome my guest-friend, Antagoras of Chios.

guest-justice n.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. iii. 52 Pardon, Guest-Iustice .

guest producer n.

ΚΠ

1958 Times 7 Oct. 5/5 The Belgrade Theatre director's hope to have guest-producers working in Coventry.

guest soloist n.

ΚΠ

1962 Melody Maker 7 July 10/4 The full..bands have already agreed to appear for no fee, as have guest soloists Terry Lightfoot..and Mike Cotton.

guest speaker n.

ΚΠ

1959 Listener 26 Mar. 569/1 The debate..at which Professor A. J. Ayer was the guest speaker.

guest star n. (As v. intr.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer

guest1900

guest artist1934

guest star1942

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §619.7 Guest-star, to appear as a guest performer.

1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) xiii. 206 Kitterley had begun to guest-star on just about every radio programme on the air.

1957 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Guest artist or guest star.

C3. Objective. See guest-chamber n., guest house n.

† guest-caller n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 60^v Than we must know how the gest callers behaued them selues: and then howe the gestes behaued themselues: towardes them that called them.

guest-inviter n.

ΚΠ

1863 M. Brydie Tableau Geol. 35 The feast-preparer and the guest-inviter.

C4.

guest-fly n. (also guest-gall-fly) (see inquiline n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Parasitica > superfamily Cynipoidea > member of family Cynipidae

gall-wasp1879

guest-fly1879

1879 F. H. Butler in Encycl. Brit. X. 46/1 Besides the larva of the gall-maker, or the householder, galls usually contain inquilines or lodgers, the larvæ of what are termed guest-flies or cuckoo-flies.

1884 Standard Nat. Hist. II. 510 There are several genera of gall-flies which..are known as guest gall-flies or inquilines.

guest-gift n. a gift presented to a guest at parting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift given to guest

xenium1706

guest-gift1884

guest-present1898

1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic II. 130 This is my guest-gift to thee.

guest-hall n. a hall or room for the reception of guests.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > reception room

guest-hallc1325

public room1617

common chamber1653

salon1699

reception room1788

majlis1821

mandarah1836

guesten hall1864

guesten chamber1870

recep.1900

salone1902

reception1909

salotto1918

c1325 Lai le Freine 257 The abbesse and the nonnes alle, Fair him gret in the gest-halle.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 206 They sat within the city's great guest-hall.

guest-line n. = guest-rope n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope for boats coming alongside

guest-rope1794

guess-warp1834

guest-line1926

1926 Blackwood's Mag. May 624/2 As the Carmania came down she took the force of wind and sea off the boat so that those in her were able to grab the guest-lines and hold the boat against the ship's sides.

guest-master n. in a monastery, a monk whose duty it is to entertain guests = hosteler n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > monastic functionary > hosteller > [noun]

hostelerc1300

ostlera1325

hospitaller1483

terrar1593

hospitalariana1773

guest-master1860

1860 Luck Ladysmede (1862) II. 102 He dismissed him courteously, with directions to his guest-master for his due entertainment.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 10/1 I paid a visit to a monastery of the Silent Monks of La Trappe, and I was shown over the grounds by the Guestmaster.

guest-moth n. an inquiline moth.

guest-night n. the night on which guests are entertained at a club, college, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > [noun] > visiting time or day

visiting-day1709

visiting hours1851

guest-night1885

open house1932

open day1941

1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl I. xiv. 283 The usual guest-night at mess.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/2 On guest nights at the Savage Club in London he is a welcome guest.

1968 Times 11 Dec. 13/8 Guest night in the officers' mess and the bellicosity of sergeants.

guest-present n. = guest-gift n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift given to guest

xenium1706

guest-gift1884

guest-present1898

1898 Q. Rev. July 99 Imported as merchandize or guest-presents.

guest-psalm n. (see quot.).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > church music > psalm > kinds of psalm > guest > [noun]

guest-psalm1898

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > psalm > types of psalm

guest-psalm1898

1898 J. Robertson Poetry & Relig. Psalms viii. 201 Psalms which have not inappropriately been termed ‘guest’ psalms. The chief of these are xv., xxiv. 1–6, xxvii. 1–6 and xxiii... From being a worshipper, the psalmist comes to think of himself as a guest.

† guest-right n. Obsolete ? what is due to a guest.

ΚΠ

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xviii. 88 Ile see thy guest-right paide Thou here art come In my protection.

guest-rite n. (also guest-rites) a rite or rites to be observed in entertaining a guest (cf. guest-right n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [noun] > rites of

guest-rite?1611

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xviii. 365 Haste Charis, and appose Some daintie guest-rites to our friend.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. M5 No commer to thy Roofe his Guest-rite wants.

1838 S. Bellamy Betrayal 177 How of the guest-rites paid Unto their presence?

guest-room n. = guest-chamber n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of occupant > [noun] > guest room

guest-chamber1526

guest-room1638

spare room1814

1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 131 There was but one guest-roome, Hangd with a pentice cloath spoke age enough.

1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 175 The practice of introducing noisy children and prattling nurses into the guest-room.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 398 He rolled into the guest-room a tun.

guest-size adj. of a size (usually smaller than the ‘regular’ size) suitable for a guest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind > specific

guest-size1928

1928 Daily Mail 25 July 16/6 The sample box containing two guest-size tablets of Erasmic.

1942 ‘R. Crompton’ William carries On i. 38 Lemon soap. Guest size.

1951 in M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 47/2 We'll send you a guest-size tube absolutely free.

† guest-stable n. Obsolete a stable for the horses belonging to guests.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable

horse-housec1175

stablec1250

guest-stable1471

livery stable1661

brush stable1835

livery1888

boarding-stable1903

run-in shed1946

stable block1977

1471–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 644 Pro punctuacione..super le Geststable.

guest-towel n. a small hand-towel intended for visitors' use.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > rubbing with towel > towel > small towel

napkin1591

towelette1902

guest-towel1921

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Apr. 4/5 (advt.) Huckaback Guest Towels in a very fine quality; offered at a snap price.

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt i. 6 He wiped his face on the guest-towel.., a pansy-embroidered trifle.

1967 ‘K. O'Hara’ Unknown Man vi. 55 Giving..attention..to the match of James's guest-towels and the serving of James's dinners.

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guest of honour n. the most noteworthy guest at an event; spec. a distinguished person invited to a dinner, party, or other formal occasion.

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1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xiii. 135 At Dinevawr, The guest of honour shouldst thou be with Rhys.

1849 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 10 Feb. 2/2 This female companion..dined at his table, and accompanied him to the theatre, or went as the ‘lion’ and guest of honor to the festivities.

1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 38 Saturday..was also Veterans' Day, when the old soldiers were the guests of honor of the management.

1976 Jet 29 July 41 (caption) In her lavish..home in Beverly Hills, Mrs. Benny Carter..is hostess to guest of honor Barbara Jacquet.

2009 A. Del Conte Risotto with Nettles (2010) xxii. 293 It was a formal dinner party and the guests of honour were the Prince and Princess Galletti di San Cataldo.

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guest beer n. (a) in a free house, a beer which is available only temporarily; (b) in a tied public house, a beer (usually an independent real ale) offered in addition to those produced by the brewery.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > beer in addition to those provided by brewery

guest beer1977

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > beer available temporarily

guest beer1977

1977 Good Beer Guide (CAMRA) 51 15th-century inn in small village. Occasional guest beers.

1987 Financial Times 25 Sept. 10/5 Britain's brewers should allow tenants in their public houses to stock a ‘guest’ draught beer in addition to their own beers according to a report to the Monopolies Commission by the Consumers' Association.]

1989 Oxf. Today 1 ii. 33/1 Free house, with seven real ales (Burtonbridge, Wethereds, Morlands, Flowers, Wadworths 6X, Youngers No. 3 and Brakspears) plus a visiting guest beer every month.

1991 Purchasing & Supply Managem. Apr. 17/2 Another threat being used by some brewers..was that tenants' rents would be reviewed in the light of their purchase of guest beers.

1993 Guardian 5 Nov. i. 5/8 Two-thirds of tied houses now have guest beers, with some buying direct from small breweries, compared with one in five before.

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guest-edit v. transitive to act as a guest editor for (a single edition of a newspaper, magazine, or programme).

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1933 Step Ladder June 162 Faith Van Valkenburg Vilas will guest edit the May number.

2019 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Nov. (Environment section) The Today programme began the tradition of appointing public figures to guest edit programmes in the quiet news days between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.

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guest editor n. a person (esp. a prominent public figure) who is invited to choose material for a single edition of a newspaper, magazine, or programme.

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society > communication > journalism > journalist > editor of journal or newspaper > [noun] > other types of journal or newspaper editor

telegraph editor1816

editor1837

managing editor1837

sporting editor1857

news editor1868

day editor1869

art editor1871

guest editor1925

1925 Commerc. Tribune (Cincinnati) 18 Oct. 2/8 Mayor Nelson was guest editor at the invitation of the newspaper's management. He reversed the attitude of the newspaper on two subjects, prohibition and the new inter-city bridge.

2019 i (Nexis) 25 Nov. 19 Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmental activist, will serve as a guest editor for a Christmas special of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. She has commissioned reports from the Antarctic and Zambia.

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guest list n. a list of people who are invited to a particular event or function, or who are regularly invited to such events; spec. a list of people who are to be admitted as non-paying guests to an event for which an entry fee is charged.

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1918 T. Dennett Democratic Movement in Asia viii. 165 The Wongs drew up a guest list and invited some of the key husbands in groups to come up to the Hankow to eat at the Wong table, sleep in the Wong beds, and observe the new styles in living.

1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 14 Jan. (1970) 46 I went back to the White House for lunch on a tray and to go over the guest list, and to inspect the State Dining Room laid for dinner.

1981 M. Gallant Ice Wagon Going Down Street in M. Atwood & R. Weaver Oxf. Bk. Canad. Short Stories (1986) 118 The Burleighs had two guest lists. The first was composed of stuffy people they felt obliged to entertain, while the second was made up of their real friends.

1995 J. Miller Voxpop viii. 112 Blag culture..that's another story. I don't have to pay to get in any more; I'm on the guest list! Everyone wants to blag their way in.

2000 F. Bleasdale Rubber Gloves or Jimmy Choos x. 195 We went to the club. Katie had put us both on the guest list—being such an unhip chick, that made me really happy.

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guest wing n. a wing of a house used for the accommodation of guests.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > additional or separate part > for guests

guest wing?1870

?1870 S. Borg & M. A. Brown tr. M. S. Schwartz Birth & Educ. 117/1 Valentin walked through the courtyard to the so-called guest wing [Sw. gästflygeln]..where his rooms were located.

1966 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. 69/8 Refurb Col[onial] + guest wing. $34,500. 3 bdrms.

2015 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 3 Feb. Nowadays, people build their houses with guests in mind. It is commonplace for a house to have a guest room while some houses boast of a fully functional guest wing.

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guest worker n. (a) an academic working at an institution other than the one to which he or she is formally attached; (b) a person with permission to work (usually temporarily) in a country or region other than his or her own; an immigrant worker; cf. Gastarbeiter n.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker

temporary1846

casual1851

occasional1867

migrant labourer1899

floater1909

guest worker1927

temp1932

gig worker2009

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > with permission to work in another country

guest worker1927

Gastarbeiter1966

1927 Science 66 55 Dr. Harold Cummins..of..Tulane University..will be a guest worker for a part of the summer in the Carnegie Laboratory of Embryology.

1960 D. Martindale Amer. Social Struct. xiv. 387 While impure guest workers were excluded from the [Hindu] village association, they were not outlaws.

1965 Times 9 Nov. 10/5 West Germany..has imported over a million ‘guest workers’ from abroad.

1971 Science 15 Oct. 271/2 A guestworker at NIH from the American Heart Association.

2001 U.S. News & World Rep. 17 Sept. 32/1 Bush wants a ‘guest worker’ program that would match Mexican workers to specific U.S. jobs.

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单词	guest
释义	guestn. Brit. /ɡɛst/, U.S. /ɡɛst/ Forms: Old English giest, gist, gyst, gæst, gest, Middle English gist(e, Middle English–1500s gest(e, Middle English gust(e, Middle English–1600s ghest(e, Middle English–1500s geest, (1500s geast(e, gehaste), 1500s gueste, 1500s–1600s ghuest, (1600s Scottish guast), 1500s– guest. Also plural 1500s gess, 1500s–1600s gesse, guess, 1600s guesse. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Common Germanic: Old English giest (gist, gyst), gæst, Anglian (also in Ælfric) gęst (? or gęst), = Old Saxon (Middle Dutch, Dutch, Low German), Old High German (Middle High German, modern German) gast, Old Norse gęst-r (Swedish gäst, Danish gjæst), Gothic gast-s < Germanic gasti-z < West Aryan ghosti-s, represented also by Latin hostis, originally ‘stranger’, in classical use ‘enemy’ (whence the compound hosti-pot-, contracted hospit-, hospes* guest, host) and by Old Church Slavonic gostĭ guest, friend. According to Brugmann, the synonymous Greek ξ-ένος is < gh's-, weak grade of the root ghos- represented in the Germanic word. According to phonetic law as at present understood, the initial consonant in the Old English word must have had a palatal pronunciation, which would normally yield Middle English ȝ, modern English y. No forms with ȝ or y are, however, known to exist; the abnormal guttural pronunciation is usually explained as due to the influence of Old Norse gest-r; but the occurrence of hybrid forms like gist, gust/ʏ/ in the S.W. dialects of the 13th cent. is hard to account for on this supposition. 1. a. One who is entertained at the house or table of another. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [noun] guestOE host1390 strangerc1400 hostessa1425 gestenerc1480 stranger-guest1725 treatee1841 OE Beowulf 1800 Reced hliuade..gæst inne swæf. OE Genesis 2457 Comon Sodomware, geonge and ealde, gode unleofe corðrum miclum cumon acsian, þæt hie behæfdon herges mægne Loth mid giestum. c1020 Rule St. Benet (Logeman) lvi. 94 Hospites, gystes. 1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1137 (Laud) Martin abbot..fand te munekes & te gestes al þæt heom behoued. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 165 Nis nower non trewðe, for nis þe gist siker of þe husebonde ne noðer of oðer. c1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 5787 He sed a wel hey word among is gustes [v.rr. gistes, gestes] echon. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1070 Loth hem bead his dogtres two For to friðen hise geste swo. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xi. 179 Herodes þe daffe Ȝaf hus douhter..þe hefde Of þe blessyde baptiste by-fore alle hus gustes. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 14086 Suche a geste come neuer vn-to þaire hous to rest. 1431 Eng. Gilds (1870) 277 The alderman schal haue..to his drynk & for his geestys .j. Galone of ale. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. vi. 135 They coueyte not to haue the goodes of their ghestes. 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. H If..thou shouldst..sauce thy meate with foystie oyles, Thy gesse wooulde the disdaine. 1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 104 Schir ȝe ar welcome hame, And ȝour Gaist baith. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. ii. 19 This night I hold an old accustom'd Feast, Whereto I haue inuited many a guest . View more context for this quotation 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiv. 90 The Indians intreated us to bee their guesse at dinner. 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 162 He does not..take up his Residence and be a familiar Ghest. 1733 Mrs. H. Pratt in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 55 I wish I had a house in some measure worthy to entertain a guest that should be so welcome to me. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles i. xx. 28 For if a hope of safety rest, 'Tis on the sacred name of guest. 1861 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Apr. 413 A stone-vaulted kitchen, where dinner could be dressed for an army of guests. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 243 I agreed..to be the guest of my patient. Proverb.1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. ix. sig. C^v An vnbidden geast knoweth not where to syt. b. transferred and figurative esp. A person or thing personified that comes and is entertained, or is viewed as coming and being entertained. ΚΠ OE Whale 29 Ðonne semninga on sealtne wæg mid þa noþe niþer gewiteþ garsecges gæst. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 249 Huanne þe gate of þe mouþe is open, þe gest of zenne geþ in liȝ[t]liche. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xvi. 199 Mynstralcie can ich nat muche bote make men murye, As a waffrer with waffres and welcome godes gistes. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9873 Bot godd, sin he wald sua be gest, In clene sted al most he rest. 14.. Ecce Aucilla Domini in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 141 God will be borne within thi brest Then seyde tho meydon full myldely To me he schall be a welcom geste. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 574 With iiii or v Of thrusshis tamed, putte hem in this mewe To do disport among this gestis newe. 1551 Princess Elizabeth in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 163 To hire of your siknes is unpleasant to me..I understande it is your olde gest that is wont oft to viset you. 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Dij Least iealousie that sower vnwelcome guest, Should by his stealing in disturbe the feast. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 136 b The bodies of these inhabitants do well away with these two vnwelcom guests, hunger and paine. 1629 W. Mure True Crucifixe 680 Graves backe to light their sleeping guasts doe send. 1633 R. S. tr. J. Drexel Nicetas 109 That poore yong man became the guest of hogges. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 69 Feavers, the guests (though unwelcome) of the Veines and Arteries. 1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. Incarnation 332 I have so evil a ghest in me. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 23 Snow; which although an irksom Guest, yet hath its great Uses. 1782 W. Cowper Ode to Peace in Poems 310 Come, peace of mind, delightful guest! 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xi. 13 I thus gloriously Was raised aloft, and made the guest of heaven. c. be my guest: you are welcome to (something); do as you wish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [phrase] > freely permitted and welcome1491 be my guest1955 1955 Amer. Speech 30 302 Be my guest, used when someone asks for something: ‘Join me’ or ‘Go right ahead’. 1962 D. Mayo Island of Sin xiii. 118 Rum? Scotch? Bourbon? Be my guest. 1965 New Statesman 14 May 760/3 ‘Did you say something, man?’ the face asked. I took a deep breath..and then I address the face. ‘Not a thing, brother,’ I reply, ‘not a thing. Be my guest.’ 1967 J. Gardner Madrigal i. 18 Mostyn gestured towards the telephone. ‘Be my guest,’ said the Chief. 1968 D. Francis Forfeit iv. 55 ‘Goodnight, honey.’ ‘Thanks for everything.’ ‘Be my guest.’ 1969 B. Malamud Pictures of Fidelman 159 ‘Do you mind if I get on top?’ she asked. ‘It's hard to breathe since I had my illness.’ ‘Be my guest.’ †2. a. A stranger. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated > stranger or outsider fremdc950 guestc950 althedyOE allophyleOE uncoutha1250 strangea1325 alienc1384 barbarc1384 barbarync1384 strangerc1385 barbaric1388 foreigna1399 outland?a1400 farandman14.. out-comelingc1400 foreigner1422 alienar1473 alienate1497 estrangec1503 new face?a1513 barbarianc1550 fremman1568 frenne1579 estranger1586 inmatea1600 outlier1606 outcomer1607 externc1610 exoteric1697 outner1721 outsider1800 unco1800 inconnu1807 outrigger1850 offcome1859 ringer1896 offcomer1898 shenzi1910 out-grouper1938 outworlder1948 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xxv. 36 Gest ic wæs and ge somnadon meh. OE Riddle 15 10 Ic bide þær mid geoguðcnosle, hwonne gæst cume to durum minum, him biþ deað witod. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 109 Mon mei wurchen elmessan on ete and on wete..and þet mon gistas underuo. 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1374 Na syker wonnyng-sted here haf we,..For as gestes we here soiourne. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 1062 (1111) Ther is right now y-come in to towne a geste A Grick espie. c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xxiii. 32 Kepe þiself as a pilgrime & a geste upon þe erþe. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. ix. 327 Chiron..being received as a ghest or straunger in Hercules house or lodging. b. transferred. An object considered as an omen of the coming of a stranger. local. ΚΠ 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) There's a Guest in your Candle, il y à des nouvelles à vôtre chandelle. 1807 J. Hogg Mountain Bard vi, in Poet. Wks. (1838) II. 331 If a feather, a straw, or any such thing, be observed hanging at a dog's nose or beard, they call that a guest, and are sure of the approach of a stranger. 3. a. A temporary inmate of a hotel, inn, or boarding house. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in hotel, inn, etc. guestc1290 resident1956 c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 361/62 Hostiler he was þare i-mad gistes to onder-fongue. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 284 Euen as an oosteler seith to his gist. 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xv. f. lxiiii He fareth lo lyke a geste, that maketh hys rekenynge hym self without his hoste. 1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. B3^v Sirha, what Guesse do's this Inne holde now? a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. ii. 26 Ho. Now, my yong guest; me thinks your' allycholly; I pray you why is it? Iu. Marry (mine Host) because I cannot be merry. View more context for this quotation 1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades (1876) 141 The Ostlers of Holborne had more than ordinary care to lay up theyr Ghuests bootes. 1774 O. Goldsmith Retaliation 4 If our landlord supplies us with beef, and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 24 ‘Let no man’, said Apuleius, ‘think that he is the mere guest of his landlord’. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiii. 165 I was the only guest at the hotel. b. An occasional performer, one not belonging to the regular company in a theatre, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer guest1900 guest artist1934 guest star1942 1900 W. A. Ellis Life Wagner I. vii. 259 She..appeared four times as ‘guest’ at the theatre.., playing Preziosa, Maria Stuart, [etc.]. 1901 Athenæum 27 Apr. 539/2 In addition to the artists of the Hofoper, ‘guests’ from Frankfort, Wiesbaden,..and Vienna will take part in the performances. 4. A man, fellow, ‘customer’. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] churla800 werec900 rinkeOE wapmanc950 heOE wyeOE gomeOE ledeOE seggeOE shalkOE manOE carmanlOE mother bairnc1225 hemea1250 mother sona1250 hind1297 buck1303 mister mana1325 piecec1325 groomc1330 man of mouldc1330 hathela1350 sire1362 malea1382 fellowa1393 guestc1394 sergeant?a1400 tailarda1400 tulka1400 harlotc1405 mother's sona1470 frekea1475 her1488 masculinea1500 gentlemana1513 horse?a1513 mutton?a1513 merchant1549 child1551 dick1553 sorrya1555 knavea1556 dandiprat1556 cove1567 rat1571 manling1573 bird1575 stone-horse1580 loona1586 shaver1592 slave1592 copemate1593 tit1594 dog1597 hima1599 prick1598 dingle-dangle1605 jade1608 dildoa1616 Roger1631 Johnny1648 boy1651 cod1653 cully1676 son of a bitch1697 cull1698 feller1699 chap1704 buff1708 son of a gun1708 buffer1749 codger1750 Mr1753 he-man1758 fella1778 gilla1790 gloak1795 joker1811 gory1819 covey1821 chappie1822 Charley1825 hombre1832 brother-man1839 rooster1840 blokie1841 hoss1843 Joe1846 guy1847 plug1848 chal1851 rye1851 omee1859 bloke1861 guffin1862 gadgie1865 mug1865 kerel1873 stiff1882 snoozer1884 geezer1885 josser1886 dude1895 gazabo1896 jasper1896 prairie dog1897 sport1897 crow-eater1899 papa1903 gink1906 stud1909 scout1912 head1913 beezer1914 jeff1917 pisser1918 bimbo1919 bozo1920 gee1921 mush1936 rye mush1936 basher1942 okie1943 mugger1945 cat1946 ou1949 tess1952 oke1970 bra1974 muzhik1993 c1394 P. Pl. Crede 479 I trowe þat some wikked wyȝt wrouȝte þis ordres [of friars] þoruȝ [v.r. Trow ye] þat gleym of þat gest þat Golias is y-calde. a1400–50 Alexander 460 Þou has ragid..with vnryd gestis. a1440 Sir Degrev. 1195 He was the sternest gest ffro heven to helle! 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vi. vii Yonder is a shrewde gest sayd syre Madore de la port therfore haue here ones at hym. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Guest, a creature or person. ‘An ill guest’ = a bad-looking fellow. 5. A parasite animal or vegetable. Also guest-fly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > vermin > parasite entozoon1831 epizoon1836 guest1864 wog1925 1864 T. S. Cobbold Entozoa v. 232 In the case of the adult worm, the happiest cures are readily affected by the expulsion of the ‘guest’, but as regards the larvæ the case is very different. 1887 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 29 Sept. 913/1 When the fungus dies, the invaded and malformed part also generally dies, and the plant is further injured by contact of the healthy tissue with the decaying tissue and all its eventual guests and products. Compounds C1. Simple attributive. guest-quarters n. ΚΠ 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 64 This the king calls going into guest-quarters. guest-ranch n. ΚΠ 1932 Bull. Arizona Agric. Exper. Station cxli. 2 Unclassified. Land owned and operated by the State or a public agency, guest ranches, private estates, forest products. 1968 Punch 31 Jan. 174/3 A ritzy guest-ranch overlooking Santa Barbara. guest-register n. ΚΠ 1926 E. Hemingway Torrents of Spring v. 34 I..demanded to see the guest-register. C2. Appositive. guest actor n. (in sense 3b.) ΚΠ 1961 W. P. Bowman & R. H. Ball Theatre Lang. 164 Guest actor, a distinguished actor playing temporarily with a repertory or stock company. guest actress n. ΚΠ 1910 Busy Man's Mag. Jan. 26 (caption) Miss George has abandoned her regular season to become ‘guest actress’ at the New Theatre. guest artist n. (As v. intr.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer guest1900 guest artist1934 guest star1942 1934 A. L. Haskell Balletomania ix. 183 She appeared for him again many times, but only as a guest-artist during the London seasons. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §619.7 Guest-artist, to appear as a guest performer. 1959 Listener 19 Mar. 512/3 A guest artist from the Royal Swedish Ballet. guest-cavalier n. ΚΠ 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. i. 199 Hast thou no shute against my knight, My guest, my cauellira. guest-conduct v. [as a back-formation] ΚΠ 1945 Time 16 Apr. 58/3 He will guest-conduct the Minneapolis Symphony. guest conductor n. ΚΠ 1933 Sat. Evening Post 7 Jan. 15/3 (caption) William Mengelberg, who has served as guest conductor for many of the leading philharmonic orchestras. 1968 London Symphony Orch. Programme Bk. 7 Mar. 3 At this period he began to make appearances as a guest conductor with most of the important orchestras in Europe. guest critic n. ΚΠ 1925 New Yorker 14 Mar. 20/2 Ernest Newman, guest critic of the Evening Post, packs up his troubles and returns to London. guest-friend n. [compare German gastfreund] ΚΠ 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece iii. 47 The Homeric heroes readily give away the gifts of respected guest friends. 1876 Bulwer-Lytton's Pausanias (ed. 2) ii. iv. 138 Child, I bid thee welcome my guest-friend, Antagoras of Chios. guest-justice n. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. iii. 52 Pardon, Guest-Iustice . View more context for this quotation guest producer n. ΚΠ 1958 Times 7 Oct. 5/5 The Belgrade Theatre director's hope to have guest-producers working in Coventry. guest soloist n. ΚΠ 1962 Melody Maker 7 July 10/4 The full..bands have already agreed to appear for no fee, as have guest soloists Terry Lightfoot..and Mike Cotton. guest speaker n. ΚΠ 1959 Listener 26 Mar. 569/1 The debate..at which Professor A. J. Ayer was the guest speaker. guest star n. (As v. intr.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > guest performer guest1900 guest artist1934 guest star1942 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §619.7 Guest-star, to appear as a guest performer. 1951 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity (1953) xiii. 206 Kitterley had begun to guest-star on just about every radio programme on the air. 1957 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Guest artist or guest star. C3. Objective. See guest-chamber n., guest house n. † guest-caller n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 60^v Than we must know how the gest callers behaued them selues: and then howe the gestes behaued themselues: towardes them that called them. guest-inviter n. ΚΠ 1863 M. Brydie Tableau Geol. 35 The feast-preparer and the guest-inviter. C4. guest-fly n. (also guest-gall-fly) (see inquiline n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Parasitica > superfamily Cynipoidea > member of family Cynipidae gall-wasp1879 guest-fly1879 1879 F. H. Butler in Encycl. Brit. X. 46/1 Besides the larva of the gall-maker, or the householder, galls usually contain inquilines or lodgers, the larvæ of what are termed guest-flies or cuckoo-flies. 1884 Standard Nat. Hist. II. 510 There are several genera of gall-flies which..are known as guest gall-flies or inquilines. guest-gift n. a gift presented to a guest at parting. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift given to guest xenium1706 guest-gift1884 guest-present1898 1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic II. 130 This is my guest-gift to thee. guest-hall n. a hall or room for the reception of guests. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > reception room guest-hallc1325 public room1617 common chamber1653 salon1699 reception room1788 majlis1821 mandarah1836 guesten hall1864 guesten chamber1870 recep.1900 salone1902 reception1909 salotto1918 c1325 Lai le Freine 257 The abbesse and the nonnes alle, Fair him gret in the gest-halle. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 206 They sat within the city's great guest-hall. guest-line n. = guest-rope n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope for boats coming alongside guest-rope1794 guess-warp1834 guest-line1926 1926 Blackwood's Mag. May 624/2 As the Carmania came down she took the force of wind and sea off the boat so that those in her were able to grab the guest-lines and hold the boat against the ship's sides. guest-master n. in a monastery, a monk whose duty it is to entertain guests = hosteler n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > monastic functionary > hosteller > [noun] hostelerc1300 ostlera1325 hospitaller1483 terrar1593 hospitalariana1773 guest-master1860 1860 Luck Ladysmede (1862) II. 102 He dismissed him courteously, with directions to his guest-master for his due entertainment. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 10/1 I paid a visit to a monastery of the Silent Monks of La Trappe, and I was shown over the grounds by the Guestmaster. guest-moth n. an inquiline moth. guest-night n. the night on which guests are entertained at a club, college, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > [noun] > visiting time or day visiting-day1709 visiting hours1851 guest-night1885 open house1932 open day1941 1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl I. xiv. 283 The usual guest-night at mess. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 3/2 On guest nights at the Savage Club in London he is a welcome guest. 1968 Times 11 Dec. 13/8 Guest night in the officers' mess and the bellicosity of sergeants. guest-present n. = guest-gift n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift given to guest xenium1706 guest-gift1884 guest-present1898 1898 Q. Rev. July 99 Imported as merchandize or guest-presents. guest-psalm n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > church music > psalm > kinds of psalm > guest > [noun] guest-psalm1898 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > psalm > types of psalm guest-psalm1898 1898 J. Robertson Poetry & Relig. Psalms viii. 201 Psalms which have not inappropriately been termed ‘guest’ psalms. The chief of these are xv., xxiv. 1–6, xxvii. 1–6 and xxiii... From being a worshipper, the psalmist comes to think of himself as a guest. † guest-right n. Obsolete ? what is due to a guest. ΚΠ ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xviii. 88 Ile see thy guest-right paide Thou here art come In my protection. guest-rite n. (also guest-rites) a rite or rites to be observed in entertaining a guest (cf. guest-right n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > [noun] > rites of guest-rite?1611 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xviii. 365 Haste Charis, and appose Some daintie guest-rites to our friend. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. M5 No commer to thy Roofe his Guest-rite wants. 1838 S. Bellamy Betrayal 177 How of the guest-rites paid Unto their presence? guest-room n. = guest-chamber n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of occupant > [noun] > guest room guest-chamber1526 guest-room1638 spare room1814 1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 131 There was but one guest-roome, Hangd with a pentice cloath spoke age enough. 1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster I. 175 The practice of introducing noisy children and prattling nurses into the guest-room. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 398 He rolled into the guest-room a tun. guest-size adj. of a size (usually smaller than the ‘regular’ size) suitable for a guest. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind > specific guest-size1928 1928 Daily Mail 25 July 16/6 The sample box containing two guest-size tablets of Erasmic. 1942 ‘R. Crompton’ William carries On i. 38 Lemon soap. Guest size. 1951 in M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 47/2 We'll send you a guest-size tube absolutely free. † guest-stable n. Obsolete a stable for the horses belonging to guests. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable horse-housec1175 stablec1250 guest-stable1471 livery stable1661 brush stable1835 livery1888 boarding-stable1903 run-in shed1946 stable block1977 1471–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1901) III. 644 Pro punctuacione..super le Geststable. guest-towel n. a small hand-towel intended for visitors' use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > rubbing with towel > towel > small towel napkin1591 towelette1902 guest-towel1921 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Apr. 4/5 (advt.) Huckaback Guest Towels in a very fine quality; offered at a snap price. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt i. 6 He wiped his face on the guest-towel.., a pansy-embroidered trifle. 1967 ‘K. O'Hara’ Unknown Man vi. 55 Giving..attention..to the match of James's guest-towels and the serving of James's dinners. Draft additions March 2014 guest of honour n. the most noteworthy guest at an event; spec. a distinguished person invited to a dinner, party, or other formal occasion. ΚΠ 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xiii. 135 At Dinevawr, The guest of honour shouldst thou be with Rhys. 1849 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 10 Feb. 2/2 This female companion..dined at his table, and accompanied him to the theatre, or went as the ‘lion’ and guest of honor to the festivities. 1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 38 Saturday..was also Veterans' Day, when the old soldiers were the guests of honor of the management. 1976 Jet 29 July 41 (caption) In her lavish..home in Beverly Hills, Mrs. Benny Carter..is hostess to guest of honor Barbara Jacquet. 2009 A. Del Conte Risotto with Nettles (2010) xxii. 293 It was a formal dinner party and the guests of honour were the Prince and Princess Galletti di San Cataldo. Draft additions 1997 guest beer n. (a) in a free house, a beer which is available only temporarily; (b) in a tied public house, a beer (usually an independent real ale) offered in addition to those produced by the brewery. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > beer in addition to those provided by brewery guest beer1977 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > beer available temporarily guest beer1977 1977 Good Beer Guide (CAMRA) 51 15th-century inn in small village. Occasional guest beers. 1987 Financial Times 25 Sept. 10/5 Britain's brewers should allow tenants in their public houses to stock a ‘guest’ draught beer in addition to their own beers according to a report to the Monopolies Commission by the Consumers' Association.] 1989 Oxf. Today 1 ii. 33/1 Free house, with seven real ales (Burtonbridge, Wethereds, Morlands, Flowers, Wadworths 6X, Youngers No. 3 and Brakspears) plus a visiting guest beer every month. 1991 Purchasing & Supply Managem. Apr. 17/2 Another threat being used by some brewers..was that tenants' rents would be reviewed in the light of their purchase of guest beers. 1993 Guardian 5 Nov. i. 5/8 Two-thirds of tied houses now have guest beers, with some buying direct from small breweries, compared with one in five before. Draft additions June 2020 guest-edit v. transitive to act as a guest editor for (a single edition of a newspaper, magazine, or programme). ΚΠ 1933 Step Ladder June 162 Faith Van Valkenburg Vilas will guest edit the May number. 2019 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Nov. (Environment section) The Today programme began the tradition of appointing public figures to guest edit programmes in the quiet news days between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve. Draft additions June 2020 guest editor n. a person (esp. a prominent public figure) who is invited to choose material for a single edition of a newspaper, magazine, or programme. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journalist > editor of journal or newspaper > [noun] > other types of journal or newspaper editor telegraph editor1816 editor1837 managing editor1837 sporting editor1857 news editor1868 day editor1869 art editor1871 guest editor1925 1925 Commerc. Tribune (Cincinnati) 18 Oct. 2/8 Mayor Nelson was guest editor at the invitation of the newspaper's management. He reversed the attitude of the newspaper on two subjects, prohibition and the new inter-city bridge. 2019 i (Nexis) 25 Nov. 19 Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmental activist, will serve as a guest editor for a Christmas special of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. She has commissioned reports from the Antarctic and Zambia. Draft additions April 2002 guest list n. a list of people who are invited to a particular event or function, or who are regularly invited to such events; spec. a list of people who are to be admitted as non-paying guests to an event for which an entry fee is charged. ΚΠ 1918 T. Dennett Democratic Movement in Asia viii. 165 The Wongs drew up a guest list and invited some of the key husbands in groups to come up to the Hankow to eat at the Wong table, sleep in the Wong beds, and observe the new styles in living. 1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 14 Jan. (1970) 46 I went back to the White House for lunch on a tray and to go over the guest list, and to inspect the State Dining Room laid for dinner. 1981 M. Gallant Ice Wagon Going Down Street in M. Atwood & R. Weaver Oxf. Bk. Canad. Short Stories (1986) 118 The Burleighs had two guest lists. The first was composed of stuffy people they felt obliged to entertain, while the second was made up of their real friends. 1995 J. Miller Voxpop viii. 112 Blag culture..that's another story. I don't have to pay to get in any more; I'm on the guest list! Everyone wants to blag their way in. 2000 F. Bleasdale Rubber Gloves or Jimmy Choos x. 195 We went to the club. Katie had put us both on the guest list—being such an unhip chick, that made me really happy. Draft additions June 2020 guest wing n. a wing of a house used for the accommodation of guests. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > additional or separate part > for guests guest wing?1870 ?1870 S. Borg & M. A. Brown tr. M. S. Schwartz Birth & Educ. 117/1 Valentin walked through the courtyard to the so-called guest wing [Sw. gästflygeln]..where his rooms were located. 1966 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. 69/8 Refurb Col[onial] + guest wing. $34,500. 3 bdrms. 2015 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 3 Feb. Nowadays, people build their houses with guests in mind. It is commonplace for a house to have a guest room while some houses boast of a fully functional guest wing. Draft additions July 2002 guest worker n. (a) an academic working at an institution other than the one to which he or she is formally attached; (b) a person with permission to work (usually temporarily) in a country or region other than his or her own; an immigrant worker; cf. Gastarbeiter n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker temporary1846 casual1851 occasional1867 migrant labourer1899 floater1909 guest worker1927 temp1932 gig worker2009 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > with permission to work in another country guest worker1927 Gastarbeiter1966 1927 Science 66 55 Dr. Harold Cummins..of..Tulane University..will be a guest worker for a part of the summer in the Carnegie Laboratory of Embryology. 1960 D. Martindale Amer. Social Struct. xiv. 387 While impure guest workers were excluded from the [Hindu] village association, they were not outlaws. 1965 Times 9 Nov. 10/5 West Germany..has imported over a million ‘guest workers’ from abroad. 1971 Science 15 Oct. 271/2 A guestworker at NIH from the American Heart Association. 2001 U.S. News & World Rep. 17 Sept. 32/1 Bush wants a ‘guest worker’ program that would match Mexican workers to specific U.S. jobs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). guestv. Brit. /ɡɛst/, U.S. /ɡɛst/ Forms: Also Middle English gest, Middle English past participle gest. Etymology: < guest n. 1. transitive. To make a guest of; to receive as a guest; to entertain, lodge; to put up (a horse). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [verb (transitive)] > provide with temporary accommodation innOE harbourc1150 gestena1300 guestc1330 hostelc1330 receivec1384 sojourn1390 harbry14.. shroudc1450 bestow1577 accommodate1592 board1600 quarter1603 stow1607 to put up1635 billet1637 lodge1741 room1840 to fix (a person) up1889 summer-board1889 shack1927 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > show hospitality to [verb (transitive)] gestena1300 lodgec1325 cherishc1330 guestc1330 to give cheera1393 harbry14.. callc1430 uptakea1470 recueil1477 host1485 entertain1490 to set forth1526 harbour1534 retainc1540 treata1578 water1742 sport1826 have1868 hospitize1895 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 160 In tentis R. rested alle þat ilk nyght, His men wer wele gested with brede, wyne & light. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5392 Monkes horse to gest he had no fors In a hyrne of his Innes. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5186 Some were febill..And had nede to be gest. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxvi. f. cx The..vilayne..whiche slewe his Lorde vnder colour of byddyng or gestynge hym in his howse. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 655 They so farre regarded the outward person..that in guesting certaine to their houses, they preferred the wicked rich unto the goodly poore. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 39 O Hoasts, what know you, whether..When you suppose to feast men at your Table, You guest Gods Angels in Mens habit hid..? 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 198 Every thought and atom of thy being, Shall guest His glory. 1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 236 The great, big soul that guests the angel of joy. 1893 Yorks. Post 27 Sept. 4/2 Many delegates will find themselves guested by hospitable, good people. 2. intransitive. To be, or to become, a guest; to be entertained; to lodge. rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > at the house of another, an inn, etc. gesten?c1225 innc1390 host?c1450 bait1477 to be (or lie) at hosta1500 hostela1500 sojourn1573 to take up1607 guest?1615 to set upa1689 to keep up1704 to put up1706 lodge1749 room1809 hotel1889 dig1914 motel1961 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > be guest [verb (intransitive)] gesten?c1225 host?c1450 guest?1615 ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) i. 627 Tell me, best of princes, who he was That guested here so late? 1654 Z. Coke Art of Logick Ep. Ded. sig. a5^v Then shall..the World venerate each of you..As a little diety guesting in a body of flesh. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 270 I shall be very glad to see Rickman,..with whom I shall guest. 3. To appear as a guest or as a guest artist, etc. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > appear as performer [verb (intransitive)] > appear as guest guest1936 1936 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) xi. ii. 586 To guest, to appear as a guest. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §593.18 Guest, to appear as a guest artist. 1943 in Amer. Speech (1944) 19 102 Many stars guest on the program. 1959 Spectator 3 July 9/1 Stars from one company ‘guesting’ with the other. 1965 Melody Maker 10 July 10/4 Ian Carr guested with the Roy Budd Trio..on Saturday. Derivatives † ˈguested adj. Obsolete frequented by guests. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [adjective] > frequented by guests guested1590 1590 W. Vallans Tale Two Swannes sig. B This was done least that vndecently They should passe by the guested towne of Ware. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3809/8 The George Inn at Leeds is to be Let, with very good Stables,..and very well Guested. ˈguester n. one who makes a guest of another; an entertainer, host (rare). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > [noun] > host harbingerc1175 hostelerc1300 host1303 entertainer1525 landlord1725 Amphitryon1807 feast-giver1820 hospitator1851 guester1890 1890 Morris in Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 765 My guester amongst the foemen, my fellow-farer and shipmate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c950v.c1330
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