Meanings
plural guests of honour · alternative guest of honor
- UKA guest in whose honour a gathering is held; the most important guest.
The guest of honour was Mr. John F. Peckett, Jnr., of the well-known Bristol firm of locomotive engineers.
1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Bristol Railway Circle”, in Railway Magazine, page 1841 more example
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.
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC
Translations
German Ehrengast
- Ehrengastguest of honour
Hungarian díszvendég
- díszvendégguest of honour
Indonesian tamu kehormatan
- tamu kehormatanguest of honour
Norwegian Bokmål æresgjest
- æresgjestguest of honour
Swahili mgeni wa heshima
- mgeni wa heshimaguest of honour
Swedish hedersgäst
- hedersgästguest of honour
Tagalog panauhing pandangal
- panauhing pandangalguest of honour
Turkish onur konuğu
- onur konuğuguest of honour
Cite this entry
guest of honour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guest%20of%20honour
“guest of honour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guest%20of%20honour. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guest of honour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guest%20of%20honour.
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