guest

guest

noun

Definition of GUEST

1

a person who visits another <invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner>

Synonyms caller, drop-in, frequenter, visitant, visitor

Related Words houseguest; company; invitee; crasher, hanger-on

Near Antonyms denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, occupant, resident, resider; cohost, cohostess, host, hostess

2

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business <the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them>

Synonyms account, client, guest, patron, punter [chiefly British]

Related Words consumer, end user, user; buyer, correspondent, purchaser, vendee; browser, prospect, shopper, window-shopper; bargainer, haggler; regular

Near Antonyms broker, merchant, seller, vendor (also vender); shopkeeper, tradesman; black marketer (or black marketeer), fence