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evictee

American  
[ih-vik-tee, ih-vik-tee] / ɪ vɪkˈti, ɪˈvɪk ti /

noun

  1. a person who has been evicted.


Etymology

Origin of evictee

First recorded in 1875–80; evict + -ee

Example Sentences

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Archer’s flatmate – and fellow evictee – did not think it had gone so badly for her, and did the sensible thing in the situation: he uploaded the clip to Twitter.

From The Guardian Sep. 19, 2019

“They are able to ensure that you may look slightly silly, but you’ll never really humiliate yourself. It’s a Nerf environment,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson, an early Season 3 evictee, told Slate in 2016.

From Washington Post Sep. 13, 2019

Li Yanhong, a 30-year-old evictee, says he had little choice but to return to his home in Jiangxi.

From The Guardian Dec. 7, 2017

Even if the government works hard to keep such incendiary events out of the official media, nary a month goes by without news of a desperate evictee taking drastic measures.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2011

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