guest of honor

NOUN

honored guest

Synonyms

WEAK

honoree important invitee

Example Sentences

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Trump has never attended one of these dinners before Saturday, which have typically been hosted by comedians that roast the guest of honor.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The cake, it seemed, was upstaging the guest of honor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

I tend to try to pick a guest of honor that’s typically a woman who’s been through the fire in some way, shape or form.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Now, two weeks of delicious anticipation later, Shirley sat between the principal and the guest of honor onstage before an assembly filled to overflowing.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord