addressee

[ ad-re-see, uh-dre-see ]

/ ˌæd rɛˈsi, ə drɛˈsi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR addressee ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.

Origin of addressee

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80; address + -ee

Words nearby addressee

addnl., add-on, address, addressable, address bar, addressee, addressing machine, Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct

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Example sentences from the Web for addressee

Even when we are not the addressee but a later reader, they make us feel that we are members of a fortunate audience.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The excuse given for non-production of authority was that the addressee was asleep.
The Bristol Royal Mail|R. C. Tombs
Don't deliver this letter to any person other than the addressee, Mr. Postman.
The Post Office of India and its Story|Geoffrey Clarke
This syndicate did not undertake to deliver a letter direct to an addressee.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

There is one Addressee to whom I have not lifted up my eyes.
The Debit Account|Oliver Onions
He wrote home on the now famous postcards that inform the addressee that, on such and such a date, the sender was alive and well.
"Contemptible"|"Casualty"

British Dictionary definitions for addressee

addressee

/ (ˌædrɛˈsiː) /

noun

a person or organization to whom a letter, parcel, etc, is addressed

a person who is addressed in conversation, a speech, a poem, etc

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单词	addressee
释义	addressee [ ad-re-see, uh-dre-see ] / ˌæd rɛˈsi, ə drɛˈsi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR addressee ON THESAURUS.COM noun the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed. Origin of addressee An Americanism dating back to 1670–80; address + -ee Words nearby addressee addnl., add-on, address, addressable, address bar, addressee, addressing machine, Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for addressee Even when we are not the addressee but a later reader, they make us feel that we are members of a fortunate audience. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|April 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The excuse given for non-production of authority was that the addressee was asleep. The Bristol Royal Mail\|R. C. Tombs Don't deliver this letter to any person other than the addressee, Mr. Postman. The Post Office of India and its Story\|Geoffrey Clarke This syndicate did not undertake to deliver a letter direct to an addressee. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various There is one Addressee to whom I have not lifted up my eyes. The Debit Account\|Oliver Onions He wrote home on the now famous postcards that inform the addressee that, on such and such a date, the sender was alive and well. "Contemptible"\|"Casualty" British Dictionary definitions for addressee addressee / (ˌædrɛˈsiː) / noun a person or organization to whom a letter, parcel, etc, is addressed a person who is addressed in conversation, a speech, a poem, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to addressee dweller, settler, colonist, inmate, occupant, citizen, incumbent, resident, denizen, renter, inhabitant, holder, tenant, lodger, lessee, aborigine, boarder, neighbor, squatter, householder
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addressee

noun

Origin of addressee

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Example sentences from the Web for addressee

British Dictionary definitions for addressee

noun

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