guest

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

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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

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Recent Examples of guest Hart believes hospitality’s future hinges on something far more timeless: the guest experience. Xandra Harbet, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 The celebration in honor of the band’s acceptance at Essentially Ellington will start early with a sendoff concert, featuring guest saxophonist John Wojciechowski, at 4 p.m. on May 4 at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St., Huntley. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025 The Coastal Communities Concert Band is under the direction of guest conductor Bruce Mansfield, D.M.A. Mansfield is an associate professor of music and director of bands at Point Loma Nazarene University, having joined the PLNU faculty after a 22-year career as a U.S. Navy musician. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025 Unfortunately, Jay and Sam already had a change of heart and are outing the mayor in front of his guests, not knowing the truth. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guest
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Noun
  • In a new survey created by the Prado, the museum asks its visitors which painting has more characters.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In another room, heated to 90 degrees and scented to simulate the smell of an African village, visitors pick up two weighted jerrycans and walk on a treadmill surrounded by floor-to-ceiling LED screens—viscerally conveying a reality no statistic could.
    Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • The acute need for companies with this level of in-depth warmth and empathy for their clients drives ITS to expand its horizon.
    William Mullane, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Divorce client sues her for $1.1 million Where does Sanchez-Medina say the money is?
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Conversely, cable companies have collectively lost over 1 million internet customers and 8.7 million cable customers in the past three years.
    Russell Leung,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The current DraftKings promo code offer allows new customers to redeem bonus bets for the playoffs.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But imagine a different encounter than the one in the gallery, in front of pictures mostly painted for private patrons.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Starbucks reverses open-door policy: Buy something or leave Customer cites ‘gray area’ and ‘human element’ to Starbucks pool of patrons Cat Wack, 35, lives in the Glen Allen, Virginia area, about 14 miles northwest of Richmond, the state capital.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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