Difference between guest and visitor

Posted By: Sm Adminon: November 20, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Guest:
Guest is the person who is invited to visit the home of or take part in a function organized by another.
Visitor:
Visitor is the person visiting a person or place, especially social or as a tourist.
Differences:

Basis	Guest	Tourist
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A person who is invited to visit someone’s home or attend a particular social occasion.	A person visiting someone or somewhere, especially socially or as a tourist.
Synonyms	Client, recipient, inmate, caller and vacationer	Foreigner, caller, company, invitee and visitant
Antonyms	Manager, opponent, enemy and owner	Host
Types	The types of guests are: tourists families elderly business travelers delegates	The types of tourists are: incentive tourists health or medical tourist business tourists education tourists adventure tourists cultural tourists eco-tourists religious tourists sports and recreation tourists backpacking or youth tourists special interest tourist
Word origin	It was originated from the Middle English, from Old Norse gestr.	It was originated from the Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French visitour.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ɡɛst/ Eng (US): /ɡest /	Eng (UK): /ˈtʊərɪst / Eng (US): /ˈto͝orəst /
Example in Sentence	We have a guest room as well. He arrived in that function as a guest.	She was a poor tourist. My favorite tourist resort is Aegean’s resort.