guest of honor

Noun

Meaning

the person in whose honor a gathering is held

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Everything Fidel does, everything Chávez does, for me is the best." citation Maradona was the guest of honor of Chávez at the opening game of the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela. Source: Internet

And I'm totally stoked to go to England this fall for British Fantasycon, where I'll be a guest of honor (oh, all right, "honour," since it's in the UK). Source: Internet

All lined up and waiting for the guest of honor. Source: Internet

A month ago, I received a letter, “His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, officially invites you to attend the Sharjah Book Fair as a guest of honor.” Source: Internet

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Greg Boyle commanded the Wounded Warrior Regiment when it was established in 2007 and was the guest of honor at the closing ceremony. Source: Internet

Quoted in Larson, p. 285. She was frustrated by the new rule but was the guest of honor nonetheless when the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged celebrated its opening on June 23, 1908. Source: Internet

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