招待客

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 招待客, read しょうたいきゃく, means a guest who has been invited.
• Basic usage: It refers to invited guests receiving name tags at an event entrance or being welcomed by staff.
  • 招待客には入口で名札が渡された。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Invitation compared with 来客
  • 来客 refers to a visitor, while 招待客 specifies that the guest was invited.