gossipee en · NOUN
Etymology
From gossip + -ee.
Meanings
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One who is gossiped about.
The gossiper, Emma wishes to control her receiver's of gossip (Harriet) opinion about Emma's marriage through setting Miss Bates, the gossipee, as a bad example to be followed in pursuing a dream of marriage.
2017, Fareed Hameed Al-Hindawi, Musaab Al-Khazaali, Linguistic Analysis of Literary Data, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gossipees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |