addressee

[ ad-re-see, uh-dre-see ]

/ ˌæd rɛˈsi, ə drɛˈsi /

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noun

the person, company, or the like to whom a piece of mail is addressed.

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Origin of addressee

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80; address + -ee

Words nearby addressee

addnl., add-on, address, addressable, address bar, addressee, addressing machine, Addressograph, adduce, adducent, adduct

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How to use addressee in a sentence

Even when we are not the addressee but a later reader, they make us feel that we are members of a fortunate audience.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Don't deliver this letter to any person other than the addressee, Mr. Postman.
The Post Office of India and its Story|Geoffrey Clarke
It seems that many letters addressed to their families in Turkey come back again, as the addressee has not been found.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt|Various
He wrote home on the now famous postcards that inform the addressee that, on such and such a date, the sender was alive and well.
"Contemptible"|"Casualty"

Once posted, a letter becomes the property of the Crown until it reaches the hands of the addressee.
The Following of the Star|Florence L. Barclay
Gallio, the addressee of the eleventh poem, is frequently quoted by the elder Seneca.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for addressee

addressee

/ (ˌædrɛˈsiː) /

noun

a person or organization to whom a letter, parcel, etc, is addressed

a person who is addressed in conversation, a speech, a poem, etc

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addressee

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