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anticipated guest

[/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪ.tɪd ɡɛst/]
nounpl: anticipated guests
convidado esperado
1. A person whose arrival or attendance at an event has been foreseen, expected, or planned for in advance
The anticipated guest of honor arrived fashionably late to the gala.
O convidado esperado de honra chegou com um atraso elegante à gala.
2. A visitor or attendee whose presence was predicted or prepared for beforehand
The hotel had prepared the suite for the anticipated guest before his arrival.
O hotel havia preparado a suíte para o convidado esperado antes de sua chegada.
Synonyms
expected guestinvited guestforeseen visitorplanned attendee
Antonyms
unexpected guestsurprise visitoruninvited guestunanticipated attendee

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
convidado esperado
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
convidado previsto
Alternative phrasing common in business contexts
Portugal
convidado antecipado
More formal usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a welcome guest
the guest of honor
to anticipate someone's arrival
to prepare for a guest's arrival
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