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educatee

American  
[ej-oo-key-tee] / ˌɛdʒ ʊ keɪˈti /

noun

  1. a person who receives instruction; student.

Etymology

Origin of educatee

First recorded in 1805–15; educate + -ee

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He was brought in primarily to be part of the school’s revenue-generating labor class known as college athlete rather than part of the educatee class for which most students ostensibly enroll in college.

From Washington Post

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