houseguest
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌɡɛst/
:
huésped
- We would've loved to have you stay with us, but we had an unexpected houseguest.
I recently had some houseguests so my parents for an extended.
- I recently had some houseguests so my parents for an extended.
- Elizabeth Bishop, though, presents the cranky householder of privilege, criticizing the seamstress for that very same thoughtfulness and dreaming houseguest.
Examples
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When you have a houseguest, it's important to make them feel welcome and comfortable during their stay.
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I tried to be especially quiet that morning so as not to frighten my new houseguest.
Fiction book (1999) -
And he was your houseguest this weekend?
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You are responsible for your houseguest.
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Anything wrong with our houseguest?
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One weekend in particular, we were all houseguests in the country.
Fiction book (1993) -
Whenever I am somebody's houseguest, I make sure that I make myself very, very small.
Blog text (4) -
As our houseguests, you're welcome to anything you want.
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To be honest, I don't get many houseguests.
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Our houseguest is thirsty.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person invited to someone's home, hotel, restaurant, or event
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2.1
A person who is invited to stay in someone's home
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5.1
A person who stays somewhere for one night as a guest
An overnight visit or a person who sleeps at someone else's home
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Houseguest comes from the two common words house ('home') and guest ('visitor'). It names a person who stays in someone's home as a guest, so the word simply describes that role.