招待客(しょうたいきゃく)

しょうたいきゃく
noun
invited guest
person
1. invited guest; guest of honor
A person who has been formally invited to an event such as a wedding, party, ceremony, or premiere, as opposed to a paying customer or uninvited attendee.
招待客(しょうたいきゃく)を迎(むか)える。
To receive the invited guests.
結婚式(けっこんしき)の招待客(しょうたいきゃく)は百人(ひゃくにん)を超(こ)えた。
The wedding's invited guests numbered over a hundred.
開店(かいてん)イベントには、特別(とくべつ)な招待客(しょうたいきゃく)だけが入場(にゅうじょう)できた。
Only special invited guests could enter the opening event.

Compound of 招待(しょうたい) (invitation) + 客(きゃく) (guest, customer). Specifically a guest who attends by invitation, distinguishing them from ordinary paying customers.

Common collocations

  • 招待客(しょうたいきゃく)を迎(むか)える: welcome the invited guests
  • 招待客(しょうたいきゃく)リスト: guest list
  • 招待客(しょうたいきゃく)のみ: invited guests only

Related Words

Compare: ゲスト (guest)
Compare: 来賓(らいひん) (guest of honor)
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Added 2026.5.28 11:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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