guestnoun [ C ]
uk/ɡest/us/ɡest/A2 a person who is staying with you, or a person you have invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal:
150 guests were invited to the wedding.
We have guests staying this weekend.
Is he on the guest list?
UK He is a paying guest (= he pays for the use of a room in someone's home).
A2 a person who is staying in a hotel:
We would like to remind all our guests to leave their keys at reception before they depart.
B2 a person, such as an entertainer, who has been invited to appear on a television or radio programme or in a performance:
Our special guest on the programme tonight is Robert de Niro.
Madonna made a guest appearance at the concert.
Simon Rattle will be the guest conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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- Each ticket admits one member and one guest.
- My next guest needs no introduction .
- The rules require that you bring only one guest to the dinner.
- The hotel staff were glad to see the back of such a difficult guest.
- We offer our guests a wide range of outdoor/sporting activities.
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Travellers & visitors
- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
- backpacker
- carpool
- commuter
- daily passenger
- fare
- flyer
- frequent flier
- guest of honour
- hitchhike
- holidaymaker
- office-goer
- passenger
- peripatetic
- pilgrim
- pioneer
- stayer
- tinker
- tourist office
- vacationer
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Tourism & holidays
Entertainers in general
Idiom(s)
be my guest!
guestverb [ I ]
uk/ɡest/us/ɡest/If a person, especially an entertainer, guests on a programme or show, they are invited to appear or perform on it:
He guests on their latest video.
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Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- break
- broadcast
- cable
- commentator
- host
- present
- prime time
- production
- public broadcasting
- public service broadcasting
- radio
- season
- station
- tower
- transmitter
- tune in
- voice-over
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