guestpersons
Guestperson is a neologism used to describe an individual who participates in a social setting, event, or institution as a guest, with temporary status and limited rights. The term is not widely standardized and appears primarily in speculative fiction, theoretical discussions of hospitality, and some online discourse rather than in established sociological or legal vocabularies.
Etymology and scope. The word combines guest and person to emphasize the temporary and non-member nature of
Privileges and duties. A guestperson typically receives hospitality or access on generous terms but does not
In fiction and theory. In speculative fiction, guestpersons may inhabit worlds where social status is fluid
Related concepts. See also guest, host, visitor, temporary resident, guest user, membership and access control.