guestbook

American  

[gest-book] / ˈgɛstˌbʊk /

Or guest book

noun

1. a book in which guests or visitors may sign their name and write comments.

2. a similar register that is put online.

   An obituary guestbook will allow family and friends to share condolences and post photos.

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guestbook British  

/ ˈɡɛstˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book in a museum, hotel, etc, in which a visitor can comment on his or her visit to that place

2. a page on a website where visitors may leave messages or greetings

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Etymology

Origin of guestbook

First recorded in 1845–50; guest ( def. ) + book ( def. )

Example Sentences

Owolo’s Junk Journal Club guestbook, which lay inconspicuously among the party favors at the August gathering in Glendale, was filled with many such expressions of joy and gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

And in a pizza restaurant in Whangārei, the sailors signed a visitors’ guestbook, filling a page with their exploits on the Tasman Sea and along the coast.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Those who took part in the debate — my side arguing that Snowden was a hero narrowly won — signed a leather-bound guestbook.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022

During his visit to Áras an Uachtaráin, the Irish president's residence, Mr Macron wrote in the guestbook that Ireland "occupies a precious place in the heart of the European dream".

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2021

He peered through his eyeglasses at the new arrangements of furniture, the decorative gold and red banners, the guestbook, the teacups and egg custards set on a table near his desk.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu