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
The wine mixer takes place around Avalon, prompting guests to get to know the island.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
When Ice Spice made her Saturday Night Live debut in October 2023 as a musical guest, Swift was on hand to help introduce her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 June 2025
Finally, there’s English powerhouse chef Clare Smyth, who will, in fact, be their guest judge.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Cooking there for a panel of culinary royalty, including guest judge Clare Smyth, is both an honor and a test.
—Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
When Ice Spice made her Saturday Night Live debut in October 2023 as a musical guest, Swift was on hand to help introduce her.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 June 2025
Finally, there’s English powerhouse chef Clare Smyth, who will, in fact, be their guest judge.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Cooking there for a panel of culinary royalty, including guest judge Clare Smyth, is both an honor and a test.
—Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
Noun
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At the Mütter, this has meant providing visitors with visual annotations to the existing collection in the form of green signs.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Earth's natural satellite will also be nearing its new moon phase around this time, providing a nice dark sky in which to spot the fleeting interplanetary visitors.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Apple, with its cutting-edge designs and perfectionism, was a pretty fussy and demanding client.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Diane is highly attractive to her clients, both as an advocate of the natural, self-sustaining and trendy gardening practice known as permaculture and as an object of physical desire.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Jamba Juice Jamba Juice customers can purchase one 16-ounce Mango-A-Go-Go or Strawberry Whirl Smoothie for $1 between 3-6 p.m. local time on Saturday, while supplies last at participating locations.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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This minimizes the financial risks should demand from fleet customers prove intermittent.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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But the best joke of the night came early… before patrons even got to their seats, in fact.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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While making his way down the ramp, patrons began tossing Brady an assortment of NFL jerseys.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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