单词 | honouree |
释义 | honoureehonoreen. Originally and chiefly North American. A person who is honoured, esp. by receiving an award or special presentation. ΚΠ 1892 Yenowine's Illustr. News (Milwaukee) 18 June 7/1 The guests were received by Dr. and Mrs. Woodworth and the young artist and honoree of the evening. 1919 W. T. Lampe Tulsa County in World War vi. 170 In each case the worker was called to the city manager's table whereupon the presiding officer pinned the decoration upon the honoree. 1951 J. Morgan Man of Word ix. 301 A banquet was given for the honourees in the dining room at St. Ermins. 1994 CompuServe Mag. Aug. 4/2 Most of the forums with member-of-the-month programs ask honorees to upload a short biography. 2008 K. Conley Full Burn (2009) 208 One honoree started his acceptance speech by saying, ‘Tell you the truth, I can't really remember..that job.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892 |
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