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Etymology

From Middle English gest, from Old Norse gestr, which replaced or was merged with Old English ġiest, both from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality”). Cognate with Bavarian Gåst (“guest”), Dutch gast (“guest”), German Gast (“guest”), Luxembourgish Gaascht (“guest”), Vilamovian gost (“guest”), Yiddish גאַסט (gast, “guest”), Danish gæst (“guest, visitor”), Faroese, Icelandic gestur (“guest”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk gjest (“guest”), Swedish gäst (“guest”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (gasts, “guest”). Doublet of host, from Latin.

derived from *gʰóstis✻
derived from *gastiz✻
derived from gestr
inherited from gest

Definitions

1
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of…
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- The guests were let in by the butler.
- We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
2
A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
- Guests must vacate their rooms by 10 o'clock on their day of departure.
3
An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
- special guest
- The guest for the broadcast was a leading footballer.
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1. A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
2. Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a…
  Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.
3. An inquiline.
4. 7
  To appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast.
  - During the '60s, he guested as off-beat characters on TV shows like "The Asphalt Jungle," "Bus Stop," and "The Detectives."
  - Jimmy Fallon’s Trump impression struggled to match up to the real thing when Trump guested on his show.
5. As a musician
  As a musician: to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band).
6. 9
  To receive or entertain hospitably.
  - Two Angels sent Two Heav'nly Scowts the Lord to Sodom sent ; downe , received and guested
7. A surname.
8. A river in Virginia, United States, a tributary of the Clinch.
9. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
10. A visitor to any of the Disney theme parks

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Derived

be my guest, cave guest, guestage, guest beer, guest blogger, guest book, guest chair, guestchamber, guesten, guestfree, guestfriendliness, guest-friendly, guestfriendly, guestfriendship, guest-friendship, guesthouse, guest house, guestish, guestless, guestlike, guestlist, guestly, guestmeal, guest night, guest of Her Majesty, guest of honour, guest of honor, guest ranch, guest rancher, guest relation officer, guest room, guest rope, guest speaker, guest star, guest-star, guestwise, guest worker, house guest, houseguest, mystery guest · +2 more

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A definitional loop anchored at guest. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at guest. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at guest

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.