-eesuffix
uk/ -iː//-i/us/ -iː//-i/-ee suffix (OBJECT)
added to a verb to form a noun that refers to the person to whom the action of the verb is being done:
an employee (= someone who is employed)
the payee (= a person who money is paid to)
an interviewee (= someone who is being interviewed for a job)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ese
- compound
- est
- grapheme
- ill
- monosyllabic
- monosyllable
- morpheme
- particle
- polysyllabic
- prefix
- s
- stem
- syllable
- that'd
- that'll
- that's
- there'd
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-ee suffix (CONDITION)
added to an adjective, noun, or verb to refer to a person who is in that condition or state:
a refugee (= someone who has taken refuge)
an escapee (= someone who has escaped)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ese
- compound
- est
- grapheme
- ill
- monosyllabic
- monosyllable
- morpheme
- particle
- polysyllabic
- prefix
- s
- stem
- syllable
- that'd
- that'll
- that's
- there'd
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