conferee
or con·fer·ree
[kon-fuh-ree]
- 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.
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Origin of conferee
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Related Words for conferee
delivery, visitor, tourist, shipment, passenger, delegate, guest, representative, package, addition, cargo, caller, envoy, newcomer, entrant, freight, mail, traveler, visitant, parcelExamples from the Web for conferee
Contemporary Examples of conferee
I asked a Republican conferee if the Senate vote for a two-month extension was a surprise.
Historical Examples of conferee
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
- a person who takes part in a conference
- a person on whom an honour or gift is conferred
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