invitee

noun

in·​vi·​tee ˌin-və-ˈtē How to pronounce invitee (audio)
-ˌvī-
: an invited person

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The veteran left-hander has been one of Boston’s biggest success stories this season, making the Opening Day roster out of spring training as a non-roster invitee before emerging as a valuable depth starter and bulk reliever. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025 After making the Opening Day roster as a non-roster invitee in spring training, Newcomb posted a 3.95 ERA in 41 innings split between the starting rotation and bullpen. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025 As a non-roster invitee to the Dodgers' major league spring training camp, Rushing displayed the patience at the plate that endeared him to the organization in the first place. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 With so many injuries, the Yankees opened the season with Will Warren, a rookie, and Carlos Carrasco, a spring non-roster invitee, in their rotation. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for invitee

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of invitee was in 1837

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“Invitee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invitee. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

invitee

noun
in·​vi·​tee ˌin-ˌvī-ˈtē, -və- How to pronounce invitee (audio)
: an invited person
specifically : a person (as a customer) who is present in a place by the express or implied invitation of the occupier in control of the place under circumstances that impose a duty on the occupier to use reasonable care to protect the safety of the invited person compare licensee, trespasser

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