invitee
noun
someone who has been invited to an event
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People at parties and social events
host
noun
someone who invites people to a meal or party, or to stay in their home. A woman who does this is sometimes called a hostess
hostess
noun
a woman who invites someone to a meal or party, or to stay for a short time in her home. A man who does this is called a host.
reveller
noun
someone who enjoys themselves at a lively and noisy party or celebration by dancing, singing, and drinking alcohol
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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socialite
noun
someone who goes to social events organized by fashionable people