Synonyms of guest

guest

noun

ˈgest 

1

as in visitor

a person who visits another

invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visitor
• caller
• drop-in
• visitant
• frequenter
• houseguest
• invitee
• company
• crasher
• hanger-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• occupant
• inhabitant
• dweller
• host
• denizen
• habitant
• hostess
• resider
• cohost
• cohostess

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• client
• customer
• patron
• user
• buyer
• consumer
• punter
• account
• correspondent
• purchaser
• end user
• prospect
• shopper
• vendee
• browser
• window-shopper
• regular
• haggler
• bargainer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• merchant
• seller
• vendor
• broker
• shopkeeper
• tradesman
• fence
• black marketer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guest

Once a week, a group of former drug-traffickers gather in a small recording studio on the outskirts of Rio to dissect their past lives of crime and those of their guests. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Campaign star Alexa Chung joined Altuzarra and Old Navy Chief Creative Officer Zac Posen for the evening, as guests including Riley Keough, Cole Sprouse, Alisha Boe, Daria Strokous, and Rachelle Hruska arrived throughout the night. — Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

One photo shows wedding guests, including Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley, cheering for the bride and groom. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Musical guests Katseye cameoed in a sketch on last night’s Saturday Night Live, spoofing their point of origin, Netflix’s Dream Academy. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026