-ee
Frenchone who receives the action
Suffix · means "one who receives the action"
Roots often paired with -ee
Associated Words · 28
college
A corporate group; a group of colleagues
employee
a person who is paid to work for an employer
committee
A group appointed to carry out a specific task or make decisions
refugee
A person who flees to safety from war, persecution, or disaster
nominee
A person proposed as a candidate for a position or honor
referee
An official who enforces rules in a sport; to act as a referee
levee
An embankment built to prevent river flooding
trainee
A person undergoing formal training for a job
devotee
An ardent enthusiast or religious follower
legislate
To make or pass laws
absentee
A person absent from work, school, or duty
interviewee
The person being interviewed
emigre
A person who has left their homeland, often as a political refugee
evacuee
A person moved away from a dangerous place for safety
escapee
A person who has escaped from prison or a dangerous place
conferee
A participant in a conference; one on whom something is conferred
deportee
A person expelled from a country
mutineer
A person who participates in a mutiny
permittee
A person granted a permit
transferee
A person to whom property or rights are transferred
selectee
A person who has been selected or drafted
donee
A person who receives a gift or donation
engineers
People trained to design and build systems; to design or arrange skillfully
expellee
A person who has been expelled