examinee

[ ig-zam-uh-nee ]

/ ɪgˌzæm əˈni /

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noun

a person who is examined.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

examinant, examination, examination for discovery, examine, examine-in-chief, examinee, examiner, examinership, examplar, example, exanimate

Origin of examinee

First recorded in 1780–90; examine + -ee

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Examples from the Web for examinee

Between the ages of seventeen and twenty-seven or thirty the examinee will have had to undergo sixteen examinations.
The Cult of Incompetence|Emile Faguet
As soon as mere denial is ineffectual in face of certain proven facts, the examinee is entirely at the judge's mercy.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac
He was neither a son, nor a friend, nor a lover; he ceased to have human ties; he had become an examinee.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett
The magnitude of the issue makes the examinee—or breaks him.
An American at Oxford|John Corbin

Doubtless Steven was slightly embarrassed by the detachment of the examinee, and blundered.
The Wonder|J. D. Beresford

British Dictionary definitions for examinee

examinee

/ (ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː) /

noun

a person who takes an examination

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