Guest

[ gest ]

/ gɛst /

Edgar A(lbert),1881–1959, U.S. journalist and writer of verse, born in England.

British Dictionary definitions for edgar guest

guest

/ (ɡɛst) /

a person who is entertained, taken out to eat, etc, and paid for by another

a person who receives the hospitality of a government, establishment, or organization
(as modifier)a guest speaker

an actor, contestant, entertainer, etc, taking part as a visitor in a programme in which there are also regular participants
(as modifier)a guest appearance

a patron of a hotel, boarding house, restaurant, etc

zoology a nontechnical name for inquiline

be my guest informal do as you like

(intr) (in theatre and broadcasting) to be a guest to guest on a show

Old English giest guest, stranger, enemy; related to Old Norse gestr, Gothic gasts, Old High German gast, Old Slavonic gostǐ, Latin hostis enemy

guest

see be my guest.