shelteree en · NOUN
Etymology
From shelter + -ee.
Meanings
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A person who is taken into a shelter.
In conjunction with the exaggerated estimates of evacuees, the numbers of shelterees were usually exaggerated.
1998, Henry W. Fischer, Response to Disaster: Fact Versus Fiction & Its Perpetuation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shelterees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |