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Meaning of guest of honour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A guest in whose honour a gathering is held; the most important guest.

UK

Equivalents

Deutsch Ehrengast
Lëtzebuergesch Éieregaascht
Svenska hedersgäst
Kiswahili mgeni wa heshima
Tagalog panauhing pandangal
Tiếng Việt quý khách

Examples

“The guest of honour was Mr. John F. Peckett, Jnr., of the well-known Bristol firm of locomotive engineers.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

guest ranch guest rancher guest relation officer guest room guest rope guest speaker

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