Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "honoree" shine mutumin da aka karrama ko aka ba shi lambar yabo don nasara, gudummawa, ko hidima ga wani fage ko manufa. Ma’ana, wanda aka karrama shi ne wanda aka zaba don ya sami karramawa ko lambar yabo saboda nasarorin da ya samu ko tasiri mai kyau. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da kalmar ne a wajen bikin bayar da lambar yabo, inda ake gane daidaikun mutane saboda kwazon su a wani fanni ko kuma gudunmawar da suke bayarwa ga al’umma.