honoree
UK/ˌɒn.əˈiː/US/ˌɑn.ɚˈi/
honoree noun: one who receives an honor or award.
Noun
honoree (plural honorees)
- One who receives an honor or award.
- It was perhaps the most public example of the “manterruption” – that is, a man interrupting a woman while she’s trying to speak (in this case, on stage, by herself, as an award honoree) and taking over the floor.2015 January 20, Jessica Bennett, “How Not to Be 'Manterrupted' in Meetings”, in Time, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2018
- The 18 honorees included some of the Democratic Party’s best-known leaders and boosters: Hillary Clinton, the philanthropist and major Democratic donor George Soros, and Robert F. Kennedy, who was given the recognition posthumously.2025 January 4, Zach Montague, “Who Are the Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- honorand
Synonyms of honoree
Antonyms
Forms of honoree
| plural | honorees |
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Origin of honoree
From honor + -ee.
Questions about honoree
- What does honoree mean?
- Honoree means one who receives an honor or award.
- What part of speech is honoree?
- Honoree is a noun.
- How do you pronounce honoree?
- Honoree is pronounced /ˌɑn.ɚˈi/ (US).
- What is the plural of honoree?
- The plural of honoree is honorees.
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