invitee

noun

Synonyms of inviteenext
: an invited person

Examples of invitee in a Sentence

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Otherwise, half the players on each team’s roster might have been free agent invitees. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In February, Martín Pérez arrived in North Port, Florida, as a nonroster invitee to Braves spring training. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off the Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis onto city streets and holding a launch event for invitees. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off his Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis into the city streets and holding a launch event for invitees. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for invitee

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of invitee was in 1837

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“Invitee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invitee. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

Legal Definition

: 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

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