guest

1
as in visitor
a person who visits another invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner

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as in client
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

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Recent Examples of guest Of course, the awards will also have some very recognizable honorees and guests, alongside the stable of Fox News talent. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025 Joining the judges' panel this week as a special guest was Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flavor Flav. Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 In just a few hours, her quaint and homey soul food staple, Shaw-naé’s House, will be bustling with guests. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025 Former Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav, a 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, was a guest judge for the night. Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guest
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Noun
  • The reason for the parade of customers, many of them first-time visitors, was the boxes of free fruits and vegetables -- apples, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and onions -- sitting atop two tables and inside multiple boxes under them.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Office of the First Lady announced that public tours will reopen to visitors starting Tuesday, December 2.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In her eight years practicing family law, Jackie Combs has helped her clients navigate many divorces.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, the tale of a grieving husband and father quickly unraveled as Murdaugh’s laundry list of financial crimes – and elaborate cover-up schemes – against his legal clients came to light.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday night, YouTube TV customers missed out on ESPN's broadcast of the first College Football Playoff rankings show of the season.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • GCCs today manage key functions that directly influence decisions, revenue and customer experience.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Today, Tutivillus has become a thoroughly modern fiend, the patron demon of typographical errors.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Robert then interrupted a restaurant conversation to pitch his services to patrons discussing the radio business, the story noted.
    Jim Walsh, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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