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addressee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌædɹɛˈsiː/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English -ee English addressee From address + -ee.

Meanings

1. The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
2. A person or entity to whom discourse is directed, or the words referring to such an entity.
   • Person is a grammatical property which is overtly manifested in so-called Personal Pronouns: forms which include the speaker (I/we) are said to be ‘first personʼ Pronouns; forms which include the addressee (you) and not the speaker are said to be ‘second personʼ Pronouns; while forms which exclude both speaker and addressee (he/she/it/they) are ‘third personʼ Pronouns. 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 6, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 305:

Forms

Deriveds

coaddressee

Relateds

address · addresser

Synonyms

recipient

Translations (98)

vo ladetäb (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ga seolaí (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Adressatin (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sv adressat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh на́сло̄вница (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pl odbiorczyni (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be атрыма́льнік (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pl adresat (grammar term for words indicating who or what the speaker is addressing) · ru обраще́ние (grammar term for words indicating who or what the speaker is addressing) · nb adressat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · eo adresulo (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sk adresát (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl nagovorjenka (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ca destinatari (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · es consignatario (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · hu címzett (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · lv adresāts (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · uk адреса́тка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · uk оде́ржувач (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pl adresatka (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh náslōvnīk (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · it destinataria (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pt destinatário (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sk adresátka (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · uk адреса́т (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ru адреса́тка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ru адреса́т (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Rezipientin (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl naslovljenec (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be адраса́тка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · yi אַדרעסאַט (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · mk примателка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pl odbiorca (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ru получа́тель (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sk príjemca (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cs příjemce (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · da adressat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · fi vastaanottaja (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl naslovljenka (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl naslovnica (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pl adresat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · uk оде́ржувачка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · fr destinataire (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ja 受信人 (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be адраса́т (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ko 수신인 (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cs adresátka (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · eo adresito (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · el παραλήπτης (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Rezipient (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh adrèsāt (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl naslovnik (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sl nagovorjenec (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh адрѐса̄т (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ar مُسْتَلِمَة (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Empfängerin (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · id penerima (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ru получа́тельница (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be атрыма́ч (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · nl geadresseerde (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · lv adresāte (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ar مُرْسَل إِلَيْهِ (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · kk хат алушы (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · nn adressat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ro destinatară (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ko 수취인 (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · es destinatario (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · tr muhatap (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · it destinatario (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ar مُسْتَلِم (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · nl adressaat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Adressat (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · hi पानेवाला (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cs příjemkyně (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh náslōvnica (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cy derbynnydd (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be адрэса́т (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be атрыма́чка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · el αποδέκτης (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cmn 收件人 (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · hy հասցեատեր (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ca destinatària (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · eo ricevonto (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pt alocutário (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · bg получа́тел (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be атрыма́льніца (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · pt destinatária (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · be адрэса́тка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ro destinatar (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · de Empfänger (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · cs adresát (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · mk примател (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · bg получа́телка (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · or ପ୍ରାପ୍ତେଷୁ (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sk príjemkyňa (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · ja 受取人 (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · id komunikan (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) · sh на́сло̄внӣк (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent)