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attritee

attritee noun: one who attrits; one who quits.

Noun

attritee (plural attritees)

  1. (human resources) One who attrits; one who quits
    • First-term attrition can be 30 percent or more, and many attritees do not reach E-4, let alone E-5.2003, James R. Hosek, Michael G. Mattock, Learning About Quality: How the Quality of Military Personnel Is Revealed Over Time, →ISBN, page 31

Forms of attritee

pluralattritees

Origin of attritee

From attrit + -ee.

Questions about attritee

What does attritee mean?
Attritee means one who attrits; one who quits.
What part of speech is attritee?
Attritee is a noun.
What is the plural of attritee?
The plural of attritee is attritees.

Words near attritee in the dictionary

  1. attrit
  2. attritability
  3. attritable
  4. attrite
  5. attrited
  6. attritee
  7. attritees
  8. attriteness
  9. attriter
  10. attriters
  11. attrites

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