pity guest

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Noun

pity guest (plural pity guests)

  1. (informal) A person who is invited to a party or other function not because their presence is desired but because inviting them seems necessary.
    • 2012, Judi McCoy, Fashion Faux Paw: A Dog Walker Mystery:
      In fact, I think I'm a pity guest myself, just there because I was part of what Nola Morgan Design considered their team.
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