invitee

noun

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

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Coming off a national championship title victory, Ohio State has the most combine invitees with 15. Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 Of the two, Huff has the advantage of being on the 40-man roster while Stassi is a non-roster invitee, which means the Giants would have to designate a player for assignment to make room. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 Thompson, 33, is a non-roster invitee to spring training. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025 The group includes members of their 40-man roster and the 23 non-roster invitees. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 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 9 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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