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

To get in, your best bet is as a plus-one—member’s can each bring up to three guests. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026

The home run barrage occurred on the 20th anniversary of the Dodgers' famous four-plus-one game. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Sienna Miller brought a very special plus-one to her most recent red carpet. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

End of the 2027-28 season Caleb Malhotra will spend his draft-plus-one campaign at Boston University and projects to play top-six minutes. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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