house guest

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous gest]
- /noun, adjective haʊs gɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous gest]
- /noun, adjective haʊs gɛst/

Definitions of house guest words

noun house guest a person staying with a household as a guest for one night or longer. 1
noun house guest sb staying at one's home 1
countable noun house guest A house guest is a person who is staying at someone's house for a period of time. 0
noun house guest a guest at a house, esp one who stays for a comparatively long time 0

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Origin of house guest

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; house + guest

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Parts of speech for House guest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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house guest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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