rescuee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛskjuˈiː/
Etymology
From rescue + -ee.
Meanings
-
Someone who is rescued.
Every rescuee interviewed said the students had not asked for payment.
2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times:Justice North agreed with the lawyers who brought the case that the rescuees were effectively and completely detained by the government.
2004, Daniel Ross, Violent Democracy, page 116:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rescuees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru спасённая (someone rescued) · fi pelastettu (someone rescued) · ru спасённый (someone rescued)