"mystery guest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mystery guests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mystery guest (plural mystery guests)
  1. (marketing, business) A person hired by a company to pose as a customer in order to evaluate the quality of its service. Categories (topical): Business, Marketing, Occupations Translations (Translations): mysteryguest (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-mystery_guest-en-noun-p-GQF1Ev Disambiguation of Occupations: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 38 Topics: business, marketing Disambiguation of 'Translations': 59 41
  2. (television) A guest star whose identity is kept secret. Categories (topical): Television, Occupations, People Related terms: mystery shopper
    Sense id: en-mystery_guest-en-noun-mSvgqmmc Disambiguation of Occupations: 54 46 Disambiguation of People: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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