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guest of honor

American  

noun

  1. a person in whose honor a dinner, party, etc., is given.

  2. a distinguished person invited to a dinner, meeting, etc., especially on some unique occasion.

Example Sentences

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For 58 minutes on Thursday, the guests of honor forgot to show up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mom seats us in Jack’s living room like it’s her annual holiday party and we’re the guests of honor.

From Literature

One of my favorite birthday parties I’ve ever attended featured a pie bar instead — four or five of the guest of honor’s favorite varieties, plus bowls of whipped cream, cinnamon and strong coffee.

From Salon

And they had to wait over an hour for the guest of honor to arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal

He accepted and made a short speech at the event, praising the guest of honor.

From The Wall Street Journal

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