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houseguest

houseguest

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A person who lives in a TV house with other contestants for a reality show
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊsˌɡɛst/
  • US
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  • In the reality show, each houseguest lived together in the same home for the entire season.
  • former houseguest
  • two houseguests

But first, each nominee will have their chance to sway the houseguests.

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Examples

  • Today's question is: Which HouseGuest is the most All-Star worthy?

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  • This next question is about the houseguest, Spencer.

  • Fun fact: no houseguest who was first to enter the house has won Big Brother during their season.

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  • The last remaining Houseguest will receive the grand prize of $500,000.

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  • You're easily the funniest Big Brother houseguest in history.

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  • From what I understand, Enzo wasn't exactly the ideal houseguest.

  • Frank was then crowned with the $25,000 prize for winning America's vote for favorite houseguest of the summer.

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  • Jersey Shore begins its sixth and final season tonight as the houseguests return to Seaside for one last summer at the shore before moving on with their lives.

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  • In Big Brother 12 US, there was a fourteenth houseguest named "Paula" who quit during sequester and wasn't replaced.

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  • CBS posted the videos featuring former Big Brother contestant Jeff Schroeder (of "Jeff and Jordan" fame) interviewing the houseguests in the backyard.

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Surface Forms

houseguest singular
houseguests plural

Morphology

houseguest = house + guest (semi-transparent) = house + guest

While the components 'house' + 'guest' are clear, the sense referring specifically to a reality-TV contestant living in the show's house is a specialized cultural extension.

Etymology

Houseguest also comes from the words house ('home') and guest ('visitor'), and TV shows borrowed the name to label contestants who live together in the show's house. So a TV houseguest is a contestant who stays in the programme's home while taking part in the show.