单词 | operatee |
释义 | operateen. A person who is operated on; the subject of an operation, esp. a surgical operation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > subjecting to an action or process > undergoing or reception of action > one who or that which object?a1425 worka1425 passivea1500 patienta1550 sufferer1587 undergoer1601 operatee1829 experiencer1862 experient1899 1829 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 7 122 In such circumstances there can be no collusion between the operator [sc. a hypnotist] and the operatee. 1883 F. Galton Inq. Human Faculty 36 The tests..give an approximate measure of the discrimination with which the operatee habitually employs his senses. 1994 H. C. Sisson Patient's Progress in H. C. Sisson & D. W. Rowe Coots, Codgers & Curmudgeons 130 They have a lecturer there who uses one of the recent operatees as an exhibit to illustrate the various machines to which your life support system will be attached. 2001 Maine Sunday Telegram (Nexis) 9 Dec. g1 The doctor was the operator and I was the operatee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829 |
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