guest of honor

noun phrase

: a person who is being specially honored

She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.

Examples of guest of honor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Le Royal opened in 1929, and its guest of honor was HM Sisowath Monivong, King of Cambodia from 1927 to 1941. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

The event, sponsored by Chanel, chose Diana as its guest of honor. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026

Longtime political comedian Bill Maher was the guest of honor as this year’s winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and, as such, got praised and roasted by his famous friends. — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2026

Recently, Greenwald was the guest of honor at a small luncheon hosted by one of her patients, the tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Gisel Kordestani, in Atherton, California, one of the wealthiest towns in the country. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Rhymes for guest of honor

• afrikaner
• conner
• honour
• wanner
• dishonor