guest

[Guest]

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

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A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.

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

Noun
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

Noun
a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.

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


n.
A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.

v. t.
To receive or entertain hospitably.

v. i.
To be, or act the part of, a guest.


Guest

Guest , n. [OE. gest, AS. g'91st, gest; akin to OS., D., & G. gust, Icel gestr, Sw. g'84st, Dan. Gj'84st, Goth. gast, Russ. goste, and to L. hostis enemy, stranger; the meaning stranger is the older one, but the root is unknown. Cf. Host an army, Hostile.] 1. A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.
To cheer his gueste, whom he had stayed that night.
True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest. Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.

Guest

Guest , v. t. To receive or entertain hospitably. [Obs.] Sylvester.

Guest

Guest, v. i. To be, or act the part of, a guest. [Obs.]
And tell me, best of princes, who he was That guested here so late.

A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.

To receive or entertain hospitably.

To be, or act the part of, a guest.

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Usage Examples

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new.

I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.

I've been looking to do TV for a while. I've always done guest starring stuff. I've done a couple of multi-episode arcs, and I've always loved the experience.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Many talk about a guest worker program. I think most reasonable people believe that a guest worker program in the farming industry, perhaps in the gardening and landscape industries, is reasonable.

On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a 'Restoring Honor' revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob Hope would roll out Raquel Welch in white go-go boots on his U.S.O. tours to give our fighting men a morale lift in their khakis.

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.

I would love to be a guest on a talk show or a panel that shows women who have been on reality shows who've had success, to prove to audiences that you don't have to be a fool to become successful.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in 'Waiting for Guffman,' but on Thanksgiving you're putting on a show!

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