honoree

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honoree

/ˌɑn.ɚˈi/ US
/ˌɒn.əˈiː/ UK

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From honor + -ee.

noun honorees

One who receives an honor or award. It was perhaps the most public example of the “manterruption” – that is, a man interrupting a woman while she’s trying to speak (in this case, on stage, by herself, as an award honoree) and taking over the floor.
Similar: honorand

Opposite: honorer

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Opposite: honorer

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@misc{honoree_2026,
  title = {honoree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honoree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}