plus-one

noun

ˈpləs-ˈwən 

: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner

My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.

—Ana Marie Cox

Examples of plus-one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Palmeiras and Miami both have four points, but Palmeiras is in first because of its plus-two goal differential, while Miami is at plus-one. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

Out of more than 100 submissions, 32 fans are selected for the coveted seats in Turner’s Block, where members get not only a ticket for themselves, but a plus-one for the entire regular season. —Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 18 June 2025

For the night out, Shields brought her daughter Rowan Henchy as her plus-one. —Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 13 June 2025

Like a party where all the season’s finest veggies get together (with bacon as a plus-one), succotash is Southern side dish royalty. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plus-one

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone