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lessee

American  
[le-see] / lɛˈsi /

noun

  1. a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.


lessee British  
/ lɛˈsiː /

noun

  1. a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of lessee

1485–95; < Anglo-French. See lease 1, -ee

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Lessee Rob Kerr, from Lovefone, said: "We've had a great response from the community, and the technician has kept his sanity working in a one-square-metre shop."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2016

Lessee, where to begin? lol Reason 1: Coach K - winning coach, indeed.

From Newsweek • Mar. 23, 2010

Hunter's Lessee, 336; attacks the federal judiciary, 338-39.

From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen

Lessee Lowe admitted he was a close corporation, being president, secretary, treasurer, boss and everything else of the company, which held no meetings, had no stock, and declared no dividends.

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace

Lessee, stage-manager, every soul in the place, down to the check-taker at the gallery—I should rather say up, shouldn't I?—in a state of calm beatitude.

From Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel by Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold

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