guest en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɡɛst/
- gĕst
Etymology
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”)
Meanings
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A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:The guests were let in by the butler.
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A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
Guests must vacate their rooms by 10 o'clock on their day of departure.
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An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
The guest for the broadcast was a leading footballer.
special guest
- A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
- Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.
- An inquiline.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| guests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Translations (330)
dsb gósć (invited performer) · is gestur (invited performer) · za hek (recipient of hospitality) · oc convidat (recipient of hospitality) · tr konuk (recipient of hospitality) · uk го́стя (recipient of hospitality) · la hostis (recipient of hospitality) · tr misafir (recipient of hospitality) · ckb میوان (patron, customer) · ja 客 (recipient of hospitality) · ain sinewe kur (recipient of hospitality) · tr konuk (patron, customer) · sl gostja (invited performer) · fi asiakas (patron, customer) · khb ᦶᦃᧅᧈ (recipient of hospitality) · ca hoste (recipient of hospitality) · ru постоя́лец (patron, customer) · ti ጋሻ (recipient of hospitality) · pt convidada (invited performer) · kix shāpāu (invited performer) · prs مِهْمَان (recipient of hospitality) · zne gino (recipient of hospitality) · tl bisita (recipient of hospitality) · hu vendég (recipient of hospitality) · ko 손님 (recipient of hospitality) · it ospite (invited performer) · se guossi (recipient of hospitality) · ro oaspete (recipient of hospitality) · lv viesis (recipient of hospitality) · it invitato (recipient of hospitality) · sl gošća (recipient of hospitality) · lmy kulla (recipient of hospitality) · sl gostja (patron, customer) · wuu 客人 (recipient of hospitality) · nl gast (recipient of hospitality) · cmn 來賓 /来宾 (recipient of hospitality) · sh го̀шћа (recipient of hospitality) · om keessummaa (recipient of hospitality) · ko 손님 (patron, customer) · vo lotan (recipient of hospitality) · it cliente (patron, customer) · eu gonbidatu (invited performer) · mr पाहुणी (recipient of hospitality) · mk гост (recipient of hospitality) · cs host (invited performer) · hsn 人客 (recipient of hospitality) · is gestur (patron, customer) · ar زَائِر (recipient of hospitality) · rm giast (recipient of hospitality) · uz mehmon (recipient of hospitality) · bbl ჰ̡აშ (recipient of hospitality) · mr पाहुणा (recipient of hospitality) · arz ضيف (recipient of hospitality) · ba ҡунаҡ (recipient of hospitality) · af klant (patron, customer) · ca hoste (patron, customer) · zza meyman (diq) (recipient of hospitality) · be госць (recipient of hospitality) · eo gasto (recipient of hospitality) · sv gästartist (invited performer) · ary ضِيف (recipient of hospitality) · sid wosina (recipient of hospitality) · cs hostka (recipient of hospitality) · bg посети́тел (patron, customer) · et külaline (recipient of hospitality) · ur مِہْمان (recipient of hospitality) · tk myhman (recipient of hospitality) · km អតិថិ (recipient of hospitality) · cu ⰳⱁⱄⱅⱐ (recipient of hospitality) · ckt рэмкыԓьын (recipient of hospitality) · is gestur (recipient of hospitality) · es huéspeda (patron, customer) · fr invitée (recipient of hospitality) · bbl ჰ̡აშე̆ (recipient of hospitality) · gu અતિથિ (recipient of hospitality) · tr davetli (invited performer) · ru посети́тельница (patron, customer) · kbd хьэщӏэ (recipient of hospitality) · ny mlendo (recipient of hospitality) · pt hóspede (patron, customer) · ro musafiră (recipient of hospitality) · sl gost (invited performer) · fr hôte (recipient of hospitality) · bn মেহমান (recipient of hospitality) · el πελάτης (patron, customer) · bg го́стенка (recipient of hospitality) · es comensal (recipient of hospitality) · sw mgeni (recipient of hospitality) · ja お客さん (recipient of hospitality) · ro musafir (recipient of hospitality) · yue 客人 (recipient of hospitality) · ce хьеша (recipient of hospitality) · bal مہمان (recipient of hospitality) · ang ġiest (patron, customer) · za bouxhek (recipient of hospitality) · vi khách (patron, customer) · ky конок (recipient of hospitality) · kk мейман (recipient of hospitality) · hsb hósć (recipient of hospitality) · tr mihman (recipient of hospitality) · dng кижын (recipient of hospitality) · ar ضَيْف (recipient of hospitality) · lo ແຂກ (recipient of hospitality) · sv gäst (patron, customer) · es clienta (patron, customer) · uk гість (invited performer) · he אוֹרֵחַ (patron, customer) · ko 내빈 (recipient of hospitality) · nl gast (invited performer) · be го́сця (recipient of hospitality) · yi גאַסט (recipient of hospitality) · kmr mêvan (recipient of hospitality) · as আলহী (recipient of hospitality) · ang cuma (patron, customer) · wa priyî (recipient of hospitality) · lv ciemiņš (recipient of hospitality) · af gas (recipient of hospitality) · te అతిథి (recipient of hospitality) · tr misafir (patron, customer) · ka სტუმარი (recipient of hospitality) · khb ᦖᦱᧃ (recipient of hospitality) · it convitato (recipient of hospitality) · cmn 顧客 /顾客 (patron, customer) · sk hostka (invited performer) · es cliente (patron, customer) · bg гост (invited performer) · de Gast (invited performer) · fur forest (recipient of hospitality) · th แขก (recipient of hospitality) · es invitada (invited performer) · sv gäst (invited performer) · an huesped (recipient of hospitality) · ja 客人 (recipient of hospitality) · ar زَبُون (patron, customer) · oc òste (recipient of hospitality) · hy հաճախորդ (patron, customer) · ctg গরবা (recipient of hospitality) · ko 래빈 (recipient of hospitality) · he אוֹרֵחַ (recipient of hospitality) · wal imattaa (recipient of hospitality) · sva მუშგვრი (recipient of hospitality) · id tamu (recipient of hospitality) · mk гостин (recipient of hospitality) · fi vieras (invited performer) · fo gestur (recipient of hospitality) · ja 来客 (recipient of hospitality) · ceb bisita (recipient of hospitality) · cdo 人客 (recipient of hospitality) · mi manuhiri (recipient of hospitality) · csb gòsc (recipient of hospitality) · my ဧည့် (recipient of hospitality) · gl convidado (recipient of hospitality) · mk го́стин (patron, customer) · el επισκέπτης (recipient of hospitality) · pdt Gaust (recipient of hospitality) · bxd paŋ³¹ va⁵⁵ (recipient of hospitality) · sh gȏst (recipient of hospitality) · fr invité (invited performer) · da gæst (recipient of hospitality) · myv инже (recipient of hospitality) · kk қонақ (recipient of hospitality) · ang ġiest (recipient of hospitality) · uk го́стя (invited performer) · rup musafir (recipient of hospitality) · es invitado (invited performer) · rm hosp (recipient of hospitality) · sk hosť (invited performer) · ug مېھمان (recipient of hospitality) · nl gast (patron, customer) · ko 하객 (recipient of hospitality) · gl hóspede (recipient of hospitality) · jv tamu (recipient of hospitality) · it ospite (patron, customer) · es huésped (recipient of hospitality) · mnc ᠠᠨᡨᠠᡥᠠ (recipient of hospitality) · sk hostka (recipient of hospitality) · os уазӕг (recipient of hospitality) · fr client (patron, customer) · eu ostalari (recipient of hospitality) · az mehman (recipient of hospitality) · rif anewji (recipient of hospitality) · zdj mdjeni (recipient of hospitality) · sq mnor mysafir (recipient of hospitality) · sh gòšća (recipient of hospitality) · bg клие́нт (patron, customer) · ru клие́нт (patron, customer) · inh хьаьаша (recipient of hospitality) · km ភ្ញៀវ (recipient of hospitality) · kbd хьащӏэ (recipient of hospitality) · cs host (recipient of hospitality) · cmn 來客 /来客 (recipient of hospitality) · zza mışterı (patron, customer) · af gaskunstenaar (invited performer) · fi vieras (recipient of hospitality) · mdf инжи (recipient of hospitality) · sk hostia (invited performer) · wo gan (recipient of hospitality) · gl convidado (invited performer) · mt mistieden (recipient of hospitality) · rsk госц (recipient of hospitality) · rup oaspe (recipient of hospitality) · tyv аалчы (recipient of hospitality) · sq vizitor (recipient of hospitality) · be госць (invited performer) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (recipient of hospitality) · nb gjest (recipient of hospitality) · fo gestur (invited performer) · ja 顧客 (patron, customer) · rsk госцинска (recipient of hospitality) · mk гостин (invited performer) · gl hóspede (patron, customer) · ang cuma (recipient of hospitality) · hsb hósć (patron, customer) · bho मेहमान (recipient of hospitality) · ca convidat (recipient of hospitality) · fr cliente (patron, customer) · ca invitada (invited performer) · alt конок (recipient of hospitality) · af gas (patron, customer) · ady хьакӏэ (recipient of hospitality) · tt кунак (recipient of hospitality) · fur ospit (recipient of hospitality) · bal میمان (recipient of hospitality) · ast güéspeda (recipient of hospitality) · niv антӽ (recipient of hospitality) · bn অতিথি (recipient of hospitality) · fo gestur (patron, customer) · da gæst (invited performer) · ca invitat (invited performer) · mk гостинка (recipient of hospitality) · ko 고객 (patron, customer) · ks پۆژھ (recipient of hospitality) · ko 방문객 (recipient of hospitality) · bxd paŋ³⁵ (recipient of hospitality) · ckb میوان (recipient of hospitality) · ja 来賓 (recipient of hospitality) · hi अतिथि (recipient of hospitality) · eu ostalari (patron, customer) · dsb gósć (recipient of hospitality) · pt convidado (recipient of hospitality) · pt hóspede (recipient of hospitality) · mn зочин (recipient of hospitality) · ru клие́нтка (patron, customer) · sa अतिथि (recipient of hospitality) · atv айылджы (recipient of hospitality) · pl gość (patron, customer) · bo མགྲོན་པོ (recipient of hospitality) · ltg gosts (recipient of hospitality) · lt svečias (recipient of hospitality) · bg го́стенка (invited performer) · te అతిథి (invited performer) · az müsafir (recipient of hospitality) · af klient (patron, customer) · ky мейман (recipient of hospitality) · ru го́стья (recipient of hospitality) · pl gość (recipient of hospitality) · gan 人客 (recipient of hospitality) · yue 人客 (recipient of hospitality) · ru посети́тель (patron, customer) · non gestr (recipient of hospitality) · atv конак (recipient of hospitality) · wa invité (recipient of hospitality) · yue 顧客 /顾客 (patron, customer) · he אוֹרֵחַ (invited performer) · ps رابللی (recipient of hospitality) · sc cumbidàu (recipient of hospitality) · sl gost (patron, customer) · ast güéspede (recipient of hospitality) · sh го̑ст (recipient of hospitality) · da gæst (patron, customer) · cmn 客人 (recipient of hospitality) · hy հյուր (recipient of hospitality) · ja お客さん (patron, customer) · am እንግዳ (recipient of hospitality) · ps مېلمه (recipient of hospitality) · sl gostja (recipient of hospitality) · aho 𑜁𑜢𑜀𑜫 (recipient of hospitality) · cjy 客人 (recipient of hospitality) · nan-hbl 人客 (recipient of hospitality) · el προσκεκλημένος (invited performer) · tg меҳмон (recipient of hospitality) · lad musafir (recipient of hospitality) · shn ၶႅၵ်ႇ (recipient of hospitality) · pl gość (invited performer) · izh veeras (recipient of hospitality) · fr invité (recipient of hospitality) · az qonaq (recipient of hospitality) · de Gast (recipient of hospitality) · pox ďüst (recipient of hospitality) · ru го́стья (invited performer) · th ลูกค้า (patron, customer) · cs host (patron, customer) · ja 客 (patron, customer) · sl gost (recipient of hospitality) · ru гость (recipient of hospitality) · de Gast (patron, customer) · tr mihman (patron, customer) · sv hotellgäst (patron, customer) · fa-ira مِهْمان (recipient of hospitality) · km អាវេសិក (recipient of hospitality) · pt convidado (invited performer) · el φιλοξενούμενος (invited performer) · syl ꠇꠥꠐꠥꠝ (recipient of hospitality) · es convidado (recipient of hospitality) · xdq аха́л (recipient of hospitality) · ru гость (invited performer) · fi vieras (patron, customer) · lad invitado (recipient of hospitality) · hi मेहमान (recipient of hospitality) · vi khách (recipient of hospitality) · be го́сця (invited performer) · pi atithi (recipient of hospitality) · uk гість (recipient of hospitality) · fr invitée (invited performer) · zza meyman (diq) (invited performer) · bg гост (recipient of hospitality) · sk hosť (recipient of hospitality) · mn ᠵᠣᠴᠢᠨ (recipient of hospitality) · la hospes (recipient of hospitality) · dsb gósć (patron, customer) · my ဧည့်သည် (recipient of hospitality) · es visitante (recipient of hospitality) · es huésped (patron, customer) · sv gäst (recipient of hospitality) · it ospite (recipient of hospitality) · pl gościni (recipient of hospitality) · orv гость (recipient of hospitality) · cu гость (recipient of hospitality) · ms tetamu (recipient of hospitality) · es visita (recipient of hospitality)