1. A visitor to whom hospitality is extended
   "The guests arrived dressed in their finest attire";
   - invitee
    
2. A customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
   "The hotel staff always aimed to make their guests feel welcome"
    
3. (computing) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
   "The guest device was granted temporary access to the Wi-Fi";
   - node, client

1. Appear as a guest on a show or at an event
   "The author guested on several podcasts to promote her new book"

1. United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
   - Edgar Guest, Edgar Albert Guest

Sounds like: gue

Derived forms: guested, guesting, guests

Type of: client, computer, computing device, computing machine, customer, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, journalist, journo [Brit, informal], scribbler [informal], scribe [informal], visitant [archaic], visitor

Part of: computer network

Encyclopedia: Guest, Michael