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HONOREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does honoree mean?
• HONOREE (noun)
The noun HONOREE has 1 sense:
1. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
Familiarity information: HONOREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("honoree" is a kind of...):
receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "honoree"):
academician (someone elected to honorary membership in an academy)
laureate (someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath)
Derivation:
honor (bestow honor or rewards upon)
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