conferee
or con·fer·ree
[ kon-fuh-ree ]
/ ˌkɒn fəˈri /
noun
a person on whom something is conferred, especially the recipient of an academic degree.
a person, group, etc., that confers or takes part in a conference.
RELATED WORDS
delivery, visitor, tourist, shipment, passenger, delegate, guest, representative, package, addition, cargo, caller, envoy, newcomer, entrant, freight, mail, traveler, visitant, parcel
Nearby words
- confederate war,
- confederation,
- confederation, articles of,
- confederative,
- confer,
- conference,
- conference call,
- conference on security and cooperation in europe,
- conference pear,
- conferencing
Origin of conferee
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Examples from the Web for conferee
I asked a Republican conferee if the Senate vote for a two-month extension was a surprise.
Conferee′, one conferred with; Con′ference, the act of conferring: an appointed meeting for instruction or discussion.
His instinctive, habitual attitude toward other men was that of a conferee.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;|Clark S. Beardslee
conferee
conferree
/ (ˌkɒnfɜːˈriː) /
noun
a person who takes part in a conference
a person on whom an honour or gift is conferred
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