noun
1 person that you invite to your home
ADJECTIVE
▪ house
▪ honoured/honored , welcome
▪
She was treated as an honoured/honored ~.
▪
You are always a welcome ~ in our house.
▪ surprise , unexpected , uninvited
▪
She tactfully discouraged their uninvited ~s from staying longer.
▪ unwanted , unwelcome
▪
The refugees were made to feel like unwanted ~s in the country.
▪ invited
▪ overnight
VERB + GUEST
▪ be
▪
You're the guest—you can choose what we watch.
▪ have
▪
When we have ~s, they usually sleep in the study.
▪ invite
▪
She had invited six ~s.
▪ entertain
▪
She felt that she had to entertain her ~s.
▪ receive
GUEST + NOUN
▪ bathroom , bed , bedroom , house (= a building where guests stay) ( AmE ), room , suite
2 person invited to an event
ADJECTIVE
▪ distinguished , important
▪ chief ( esp. BrE )
▪
The athlete was chief ~ at the schools sports day.
▪ dinner , party , wedding
▪
The best man welcomed the wedding ~s as they arrived.
VERB + GUEST
▪ greet , welcome
▪ accommodate , seat
▪ have , host
▪ serve
▪ bring
GUEST + VERB
▪ arrive
▪ attend sth
▪
The banquet was attended by 200 ~s.
GUEST + NOUN
▪ book , list
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of honour/honor , sb's personal ~
3 person who is staying at a hotel
ADJECTIVE
▪ hotel
▪ frequent , regular
▪ occasional
▪ new
▪ out-of-town ( AmE )
4 at a public event/on a radio or television show
ADJECTIVE
▪ special
▪
Movie star Matt Damon is one of the special ~s on tonight's show.
▪ featured
▪ mystery
▪ musical
GUEST + NOUN
▪ star
▪ artist , conductor , vocalist
▪
Guest artists from all over Europe will take part in the concert.
▪ lecturer , speaker
▪ appearance , shot ( AmE )
▪
She made a rare ~ appearance on the show.
▪ spot
PHRASES
▪ our next ~
▪
Our next ~ is a bona fide television star.