houseguest

house·guest

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-gest]
- /ˈhaʊsˌgɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-gest]
- /ˈhaʊsˌgɛst/

Definitions of houseguest word

noun houseguest a person staying with a household as a guest for one night or longer. 1
noun houseguest A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights. 1
noun houseguest person staying in another's home 1
countable noun houseguest A houseguest is a person who is staying at someone's house for a period of time. 0
noun houseguest a person who stays overnight for at least one night in another person's home 0

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Origin of houseguest

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 Houseguest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Houseguest

houseguest 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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houseguest usage trend in Literature

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