Home › Words › H › honoureehonoureehonouree means one who receives an honour or award.EtymologyFrom honour + -ee.nounOne who receives an honour or award.e.g.“He won Service Animal of the Year and was the only honouree to sit for the duration of his induction.” — 2009 May 5, “ACE”, in Toronto Star:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).