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houseguest

US/ˈhaʊsˌɡɛst/

houseguest noun: a person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights.

Noun

houseguest (plural houseguests)

  1. A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights.
    • We had houseguests for weeks after the wedding.
    Synonyms:
    guest

Synonyms of houseguest

Forms of houseguest

pluralhouseguests

Origin of houseguest

From house + guest.

Questions about houseguest

What does houseguest mean?
Houseguest means a person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights.
What part of speech is houseguest?
Houseguest is a noun.
How do you pronounce houseguest?
Houseguest is pronounced /ˈhaʊsˌɡɛst/ (US).
What is the plural of houseguest?
The plural of houseguest is houseguests.

Words near houseguest in the dictionary

  1. housegirl
  2. housegirls
  3. Housego
  4. housegod
  5. housegods
  6. houseguest
  7. houseguests
  8. househead
  9. househeads
  10. househelp
  11. househelps

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