Akademik

1. noun /ɡɛst/

a) a recipient of hospitality, specifically someone staying by invitation at the house of another

b) a patron or customer in a hotel etc.

2. verb /ɡɛst/

a) to appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast

b) as a musician, to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band)