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Guest. One who chooses to become a guest cannot complain of the accommodation afforded him by his host, so long as there is nothing in the nature of a trap or concealed danger, see Corby v. Hill, (1858) 4 C.B.N.S. p. 565, explaining Southcote v. Stanley, (1856) 1 H. & N. 247. See also CAVEAT VIATOR; INNKEEPER.

A person who is entertained or to whom hospitality is extended; a person who pays for services at an establishment, esp. a hotel or restaurant, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 714