guest of honor

noun phrase

: a person who is being specially honored

She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.

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One night, his guest of honor was Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. —

Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 At Trump's election night party in Florida, Musk was the guest of honor, speaking privately with Trump during the event and getting a shout-out in the president-elect's speech to supporters. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 Macron was the guest of honor at Trump's first state dinner, and Trump traveled to France several times. —

Sylvie Corbet, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024 This year, William was guest of honor and made the main speech at the Legacy Awards dinner, meeting the 20 recipients in person at a special evening in London earlier this year. —

Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guest of honor

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“Guest of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20of%20honor. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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