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examinee

American  
[ig-zam-uh-nee] / ɪgˌzæm əˈni /

noun

  1. a person who is examined.


examinee British  
/ ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː /

noun

  1. a person who takes an examination

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Etymology

Origin of examinee

First recorded in 1780–90; examine + -ee

Example Sentences

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Today, College Board licenses millions of student data profiles every year for 47 cents per examinee.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2021

A polygraph examination demonstrates “that the examinee believes her own story.”

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2018

There is a type of psychological test by word associations, in which an examiner calls a work and the examinee answers with the first word that comes into his head.

From Time Magazine Archive

The examinee had the privilege of three extra urinalyses within the year without extra charge.

From Time Magazine Archive

And he spoke like an examiner who was confident that he could floor his examinee in vivâ voce.

From Erewhon Revisited by Butler, Samuel

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