banqueter

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US/ˈbænkwɪtɚ/

noun

A guest at a banquet.

“Between courses, the banqueters were entertained by minstrels in medieval garb.”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounbanqueter (plural banqueters)

plural banqueters · alternative banquetter

  1. A guest at a banquet.

    Between courses, the banqueters were entertained by minstrels in medieval garb.

    Synonyms: banqueteer, banquetgoer, feaster

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA guest at a banquet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bankiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*banki
  4. Lombardicbank
  5. Italianbanco
  6. Italianbanchetto
  7. Middle Frenchbanquet
  8. Middle Englishbanket
  9. Englishbanquet
  10. Englishbanqueter

From banquet + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

banqueter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banqueter

MLA

“banqueter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banqueter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banqueter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banqueter.

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