paying guest
noun
: a customer who has paid to stay somewhere or to use something
Only the hotel's paying guests may use the fitness room.
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Now residing in the city of Agra, Rani lives as a paying guest and Rishu lives under the alias Ravi Varma.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Paying guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paying%20guest. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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