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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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 Wells accepted an invitation to be a guest of honor at Wiscon, a feminist science fiction convention held in Wisconsin. —

Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 Speaking to Variety from the Cairo Film Festival – where Sheridan is now feted as festival guest of honor – the filmmaker reflected on his ample development slate and on the socially engaged and conscious through line connecting the various projects. —

Ben Croll, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guest of honor

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