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awardee

American  
[uh-wawr-dee, uh-wawr-dee] / ə wɔrˈdi, əˈwɔr di /

noun

  1. the recipient of an award.


Etymology

Origin of awardee

award + -ee

Example Sentences

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York was named as a potential contract awardee in mid-December.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The space-based-communications company has been selected as a prime contract awardee for the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

"Our 2025 awardee took a taboo topic and turned it on its head – showing that with a great strategy, a big, bold, crazy idea … and humour for days, that anything is possible."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

In September, Moonbug released a live-action YouTube spin-off called “CoComelon Classroom,” which stars National Teacher of the Year awardee Juliana Urtubey as Ms. Appleberry.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

This Arjuna awardee was just an ordinary person who performed extraordinarily.

From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various

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