HOUSEGUEST Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

houseguest

noun

Definition of houseguest

as in guest

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Recent Examples of houseguest On the way out the door Thursday, Seymour passed on saying goodbye to each houseguest and opted to instead declare his love for Medeiros publicly. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 For now, humanoid robots still live in a strange middle ground between useful machines and uncanny houseguest. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 And then the houseguest overstays his welcome by the five weeks of the title, which seems more like forever to the host family. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 Do the OGs have a say in choosing the new cast members/houseguests? — Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for houseguest

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Noun

Today’s guest columnist is Chris Koras, partner and head of sports at Working Capital Partners.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Madonna performed for the first time in 23 years at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, opening the show by bringing out special guests Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx to perform their respective duets.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of guest

Noun

Fort Lauderlale’s popular south side beach area, where volleyball nets, grills and the annual Tortuga Music Festival usher in a steady mix of locals and visitors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The collection explores the disorienting pull of a space that makes its visitors lose their sense of self.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of visitor

Noun

Three-person announcer booths can take years to gel; Benetti and his fellow play-by-play callers will have just hours to get everyone on the same page.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
These speech-to-speech models preserve the caller’s nuance and produce a more fluid conversation, with better end-to-end latency.

— Jashwanth Pedapudi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of caller

Noun

The combination of drop-in compatibility, secure Mode 5 identification, and upgradeable software gives the system a longer runway for future modernization.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Lojo figured that a drop-in facility, where people could sleep in a chair for the night, with access to a hot meal and a shower, would be perfect for him.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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