wedding guest
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈwɛdɪŋ ɡɛst/
:
invitado de boda
- The house was crowded with wedding guests who were still sleeping.
- wedding guest list
- wedding guests arriving
- wedding guests arriving with gifts
Also, haven't we learned that no matter how clear of dress code instructions you send to your wedding guests, yeah, no one knows how to follow dress codes, right?
- Also, haven't we learned that no matter how clear of dress code instructions you send to your wedding guests, yeah, no one knows how to follow dress codes, right?
Examples
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It's time for the wedding guests to arrive at any minute, and the house is a mess.
Blog text (32) -
The wedding guests scurried out of their way, the level of voices fading to a murmur.
Fiction book (1994) -
You came to this house as wedding guests.
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What I hate is the idea of being looked at by all those wedding guests.
Academic text (2007) -
Give your wedding guests something to do on your wedding day.
Blog text (10) -
I suppose I'd better start thinking about wedding guests, too.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ideas for wedding guests: using the time of day to inspire your outfit.
Blog text (7) -
Why aren't you entertaining the wedding guests?
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When I got to the azotea, I saw some wedding guests start trickling into the courtyard.
Fiction book (1999) -
A stream of buggies flowed down the driveway as the wedding guests began to arrive.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person invited to someone's home, hotel, restaurant, or event
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3.0
A person who goes to and takes part in an event
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3.3
A person who is asked to come to an event as a guest
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person invited to a wedding' is directly and compositionally derived from 'wedding' (the event) + 'guest' (an invited person); there is no idiomatic shift. This noun–noun combination follows common compounding patterns in English (and parallels in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Wedding guest The phrase wedding guest comes from long ago when people were invited to a wedding feast to celebrate. The word guest meant someone asked to join the meal and wedding names the event, so a wedding guest today means 'a person who has been invited to a wedding'.