guest

/gest/ noun [C]

Definition

› a person who has been invited to a place: The factory owners treated us as honored guests. The store opening featured several guest speakers from the local business community.

› a person who is staying in a hotel: We would like to remind all our guests to leave their keys at reception before they depart. guest of honour › the most important person who has been invited to a place, who is shown special respect

(Definition of guest noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)