招まねかれざる客きゃく

expression, noun

uninvited guest

A set phrase meaning a guest who was not invited, often with a negative or unwelcome connotation. The ざる is a classical negative form of 招く, giving the phrase a slightly formal or literary feel.

• 彼かれは招まねかれざる客きゃくとしてパーティーに現あらわれた。

  He showed up at the party as an uninvited guest.

• 招まねかれざる客きゃくが突とつ然ぜん訪たずねてきた。

  An uninvited guest suddenly came to visit.