見送(みおく)り人(にん)

みおくりにん
noun
person who sees someone off; well-wisher at a departure
1. person who sees someone off; well-wisher
A person who goes to see off a traveler or guest at a station, airport, or port to bid them farewell.
駅(えき)に見送(みおく)り人(にん)が集(あつ)まった。
The well-wishers gathered at the station.
空港(くうこう)には大勢(おおぜい)の見送(みおく)り人(にん)がいた。
There were many people seeing them off at the airport.
出航(しゅっこう)の時(とき)、見送(みおく)り人(にん)たちが岸(きし)から手(て)を振(ふ)っていた。
As the ship set sail, the well-wishers waved from the shore.

Compound of 見送(みおく)り (seeing off) + 人(にん) (person). Refers to those who come to bid farewell to a departing traveler.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 見送(みおく)り人(にん)が集(あつ)まる: well-wishers gather
  • 大勢(おおぜい)の見送(みおく)り人(にん): a large crowd seeing (someone) off

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 見送(みおく)り: a send-off — the act itself rather than the person
  • 出迎(でむか)え: meeting, welcoming — the opposite, greeting an arrival
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