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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of examinee

First recorded in 1780–90; examine + -ee

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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

Every candidate for examinations pays $10, although the actual cost is estimated at $11 per examinee.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was neither a son, nor a friend, nor a lover; he ceased to have human ties; he had become an examinee.

From The Roll-Call by Arnold Bennett

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