invitee

noun

in·vi·tee | \ ˌin-və-ˈtē

, -ˌvī-\

Definition of invitee

: an invited person

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Of the 200 people on their A-list of invitees, one name stood out: OkCupid. — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, "A Tinder Moment, a Gift From OkCupid and a Bumble Officiant," 3 July 2018 As the night wears on, the invitees will grow even smaller, with just 200 people attending the evening reception at Frogmore House. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Why Harry and Meghan’s Wedding Will Be More Exclusive Than William and Kate’s," 10 Apr. 2018 Photo: Getty Images About 22% of the 900 invitees met a Nov. 15 deadline and are now voters for next year’s Grammys, Mr. Portnow said. — Neil Shah, WSJ, "Grammy Nominations Point to an Expanded Playing Field," 7 Dec. 2018 The latter two players are here as non-roster invitees and not members of the 40-man roster. — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, "KC Royals wait on Eric Hosmer, plan competition at first base | The Kansas City Star," 14 Feb. 2018 Later in the afternoon, with their annual winter mini-camp in full swing, five minor-leaguers with little chance at making the Opening Day roster were added to the spring roster as internal non-roster invitees. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Texas Rangers need these players to perform to contend in 2018 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 16 Jan. 2018 More: Fay's Roster Madness II: Predicting the 25-man roster three weeks from Opening Day MANTIPY OUT: Non-roster invitee Joe Mantiply had Tommy John surgery Friday. — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, "20 days till Opening Day, Cincinnati Reds rotation remains up in the air," 9 Mar. 2018 On Tuesday, Padres manager Andy Green wanted a look at the 38-year-old non-roster invitee from the start of a game. — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Chris Young crisp in start; Padres concerned with Dickerson's elbow," 6 Mar. 2018 In order to learn more about this secret society, to even get the pitch, invitees had to turn over something valuable. — Vanessa Grigoriadis, New York Times, "The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment," 30 May 2018

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invitee

noun

in·vi·tee | \ ˌin-ˌvī-ˈtē, -və-

Legal Definition of invitee

: an invited person specifically : a person (as a customer) who is present in a place by the express or implied invitation of the occupier in control of the place under circumstances that impose a duty on the occupier to use reasonable care to protect the safety of the invited person — compare licensee, trespasser