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explainee

explainee noun: someone who receives an explanation.

Noun

explainee (plural explainees)

  1. Someone who receives an explanation.
    • To be a skilled explainer, one has also to take account of the explainees, and their social and cultural backgrounds, motivations, linguistic ability, and previous knowledge – and plan accordingly before embarking upon the explanation.2006, Owen Hargie, The Handbook of Communication Skills, page 200

Forms of explainee

pluralexplainees

Origin of explainee

From explain + -ee.

Questions about explainee

What does explainee mean?
Explainee means someone who receives an explanation.
What part of speech is explainee?
Explainee is a noun.
What is the plural of explainee?
The plural of explainee is explainees.

Words near explainee in the dictionary

  1. explainable
  2. explaination
  3. explainations
  4. explained
  5. explained away
  6. explainee
  7. explainees
  8. explainer
  9. explainers
  10. explainest
  11. explaineth

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