-ees

Suffix (1)

-ee (noun-forming suffix, plural -ees)

1. Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).
   • examine + -ee → examinee

   Synonyms:

   -ed

   Antonyms:

   -er

2. (uncommon) Added to intransitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (that is, who or that does an action).
   • absent + -ee → absentee
3. Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.
   • assign + -ee → assignee

   Antonyms:

   -or

4. Used to form words meaning a person who has undergone a particular medical procedure.
   • laryngectomy + -ee → laryngectomee
5. Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.
   • barge + -ee → bargee

Suffix (2)

-ee

1. Used to form diminutives.
   • boot + -ee → bootee

   Synonyms:

   -cule, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling

See all 7 meanings of -ee