plus-one

noun

ˈpləs-ˈwən

: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner

My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—

Ana Marie Cox

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Meanwhile, families still living together at home, couples, or guests with plus-ones can give joint gifts. —

Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025 Internet users have backed a person's response after they were banned from having a plus-one at a wedding held in their property. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 When picking a plus-one to accompany her at Friday's Critics Choice Awards ceremony, Naomi Watts brought her son, who was 5 the last time she was nominated. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Ewan McGregor brought a special plus-one to the 2025 Critics Choice Awards. —

Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for plus-one