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advisee

American  
[ad-vahy-zee, ad-] / æd vaɪˈzi, ˌæd- /

noun

Education.
  1. one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.


Etymology

Origin of advisee

First recorded in 1815–25; advise + -ee

Example Sentences

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“How can advice intended to protect an advisee from sexual violence be itself construed as sexual harassment?” they asked.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2022

“She was very distressed,” Ms. Hirschel said of the advisee, who lives out of state.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2021

Before offering recommendations, we should ask our advisee questions aimed at better understanding why they consulted us in the first place and how we can be most helpful to them.

From Scientific American Nov. 13, 2018

The collaboration can be lifelong; the relationship between adviser and advisee can evolve from mentorship to equal footing.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2016

But there is a corresponding right on the part of the advisee, and that is to take no more of the advice than he thinks is good for him.

From By the Christmas Fire by Crothers, Samuel McChord

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