sendee

[ sen-dee ]

noun

1. the person to whom something is sent. send. sent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sendee¹

First recorded in 1800–10; send ¹ + -ee

Example Sentences

In all cases the addresses of the sender and of the sendee were carried free.

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The chiefs, refusing to render personal sendee and tribute, headed a rebellion in which several Spaniards were slain.

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Mr. Yup complies with the request, and responds by telegraph, "Me you trunkee you sendee."

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Often we conveyed letters, the chain of communication of which was so complex that we knew neither sender nor sendee.

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Indeed, it does please me; but how came you possessed of this art, the most prized in the sendee of a page?

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