guest of honour en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) A guest in whose honour a gathering is held; the most important guest.
The guest of honour was Mr. John F. Peckett, Jnr., of the well-known Bristol firm of locomotive engineers.
1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Bristol Railway Circle”, in Railway Magazine, page 184:The BBC understands he will be the guest of honour at a ritzy dinner on Wednesday night organised especially for him to meet top corporate executives.
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guest of honor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| guests of honour | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
tr onur konuğu (guest of honour) · sv hedersgäst (guest of honour) · nn æresgjest (guest of honour) · de Ehrengast (guest of honour) · id tamu kehormatan (guest of honour) · lb Éieregaascht (guest of honour) · nb æresgjest (guest of honour) · hu díszvendég (guest of honour) · sw mgeni wa heshima (guest of honour) · tl panauhing pandangal (guest of honour)