Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The recipient of an honor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments. Correlative of honorer or conferrer.
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- noun One who receives an
honor oraward .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
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Examples
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If selected, he would be the sixth honoree from the first round of the 1983 draft.
In '08, Green could be next from Class of '83 into Hall 2007
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Tom Isherwood, a First Team honoree, is a trilingual double major earning a concurrent master's degree.
USATODAY.com - Students' path to excellence crosses oceans, borders 2006
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Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, the honoree is committed to an endless duty.
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Last year's winter term honoree was Missouri gymnast Alicia Hatcher.
Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Vinnie Duber 2010
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This year's honoree is Tina Howe, author of Painting Churches, Museum, and The Art of Dining.
April 2005 2005
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Senate records show that Murray, also the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was named in so-called honoree payments of more than $1 million from lobbyists since 2008.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Senate records show that Murray, also the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was named in so-called honoree payments of more than $1 million from lobbyists since 2008.
unknown title 2011
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The honoree is a 1987 graduate of Ringgold High School and lives in Ooltewah with husband Jason.
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The honoree is a 1987 graduate of Ringgold High School and lives in Ooltewah with husband Jason.
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Although her honoree was a no-show (she was closeted to prepare for her big speech tonight), Mrs. Schlafly, a durable giant of the conservative movement, gave a rousing stemwinder.
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