ETYM Old Eng. gest, AS. gaest, gest.
(Homonym: guessed).
1. A customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
2. A visitor to whom hospitality is extended; SYN. invitee.

(1881-1959) US journalist and poet. From 1900 he wrote “Breakfast Table Chat” for the Detroit Free Press. The column combined light verse and folksy wisdom and was later nationally syndicated. Guest’s best-selling collections of verse include A Heap o’ Livin’ 1916 and Harbor Lights of Home 1928.
Born in Birmingham, England, Guest came to America 1891 with his parents, settling in Detroit, Michigan, leaving school at an early age. From 1938 to 1942 he was the host of a popular weekly radio program.

A common name for a login account that can be accessed without a password. BBSs and service providers often maintain such an account so that prospective subscribers can sample the services offered.

1. To receive as a guest
2. To appear as a guest