signaleen.

Brit.

/ˌsɪɡnəˈliː/, U.S.

/ˌsɪɡnəˈli/

Forms: 1800s– signallee, 1900s– signalee.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signal v., -ee suffix¹.

Etymology: < signal v. + -ee suffix¹.

A person to whom a signal is made or transmitted.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > person to whom

signalee1891

1891 Alpine Jrnl. 360 Frantic gesticulation is always a danger signal. The signaller and signallee facing each other, both hands held up above the head = ascend.

1898 R. Kipling Fleet in Being iii. 31 Presently we saw a signal, but end on, as flags are apt to be when the signaller is dead up wind and the signallee down.

1939 Arizona Independent Republic 10 Feb. 8/5 The signaler works in town, and the signalee stays out on the homestead, where there is no telephone.

1993 M. F. Small Female Choices v. 119 A direct telephone line between the signaler and the signalee with no interference and no party lines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signalee
释义	signaleen. Brit. /ˌsɪɡnəˈliː/, U.S. /ˌsɪɡnəˈli/ Forms: 1800s– signallee, 1900s– signalee. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signal v., -ee suffix¹. Etymology: < signal v. + -ee suffix¹. A person to whom a signal is made or transmitted. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] > person to whom signalee1891 1891 Alpine Jrnl. 360 Frantic gesticulation is always a danger signal. The signaller and signallee facing each other, both hands held up above the head = ascend. 1898 R. Kipling Fleet in Being iii. 31 Presently we saw a signal, but end on, as flags are apt to be when the signaller is dead up wind and the signallee down. 1939 Arizona Independent Republic 10 Feb. 8/5 The signaler works in town, and the signalee stays out on the homestead, where there is no telephone. 1993 M. F. Small Female Choices v. 119 A direct telephone line between the signaler and the signalee with no interference and no party lines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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