invitee

noun

in·​vi·​tee ˌin-və-ˈtē How to pronounce invitee (audio)
-ˌvī-
: an invited person

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Several high-profile invitees on the guest list for were revealed on Wednesday. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025 After signing a minor league contract with the Yankees, Carrasco, who turned 38 March 21, was a non-roster invitee to Yankees spring training. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Cross, who was selected ninth overall in the 2022 MLB Draft, was a non-roster invitee this spring. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025 The other two invitees are an even more volatile duo: Clarissa (Marisa Abela), a young data expert, turns quickly and violently exasperated with her lover, Freddie, a cynical older agent known for drinking and screwing to excess. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invitee

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of invitee was in 1837

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“Invitee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invitee. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

invitee

noun
in·​vi·​tee ˌin-ˌvī-ˈtē, -və- How to pronounce invitee (audio)
: an invited person
specifically : a person (as a customer) who is present in a place by the express or implied invitation of the occupier in control of the place under circumstances that impose a duty on the occupier to use reasonable care to protect the safety of the invited person compare licensee, trespasser

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