Guest
Guest noun - A person who visits another.
Usage example: invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner
Nearby Word: guesthouse
Host
Host noun - A great number of persons or creatures massed together.
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Synonyms for Host
How words are described
| human | human guest | human host |
| old | old guest | old host |
| good | good guest | good host |
| female | female guest | female host |
| Other adjectives: gracious, special, regular, dead, single, male, main, famous, new, permanent, frequent, former, final, mysterious, titular, next, last, different, said, unwilling, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The motif of abuse of hospitality (either by the guest or the host) is also prevalent.
Source: Signature Style / Film -
A frequent gag on Monty Python's Flying Circus would involve a rambling TV host or guest speaking, undistracted, into camera as something loud and absurd happens right next to them.
Source: Motor Mouth -
Zeus himself was patron of hospitality (as well as most other social laws), so breaking Sacred Hospitality, either by host or guest, would incur his fury.
Source: Sacred Hospitality
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