houseguest

noun

house·​guest ˈhau̇s-ˌgest How to pronounce houseguest (audio)

Examples of houseguest in a Sentence

We have houseguests this weekend.
Recent Examples on the Web Directions to houseguests ran several paragraphs and could include a plane, trains, taxis, a ferry, another ferry, then miles and miles on foot down a decrepit, often impassable rural lane. Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024 And the termite, like a perfect houseguest, has a sense when it’s stayed just long enough. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for houseguest 

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Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of houseguest was in 1609

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“Houseguest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houseguest. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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