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firee

firee noun: a person who has been fired.

Noun

firee (plural firees)

  1. A person who has been fired
    • We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.1985 June 18, “If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us”, in Sacramento Bee, page AA8
    • The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.1998 April 20, Katherine Bruce, “Getting fired -- it isn't the end of the world”, in Forbes, page 20
    Synonyms:
    fired

Synonyms of firee

Forms of firee

pluralfirees

Origin of firee

From fire + -ee, by analogy with hiree.

Questions about firee

What does firee mean?
Firee means a person who has been fired.
What part of speech is firee?
Firee is a noun.
What is the plural of firee?
The plural of firee is firees.

Words near firee in the dictionary

  1. firedoors
  2. firedragon
  3. firedragons
  4. firedrake
  5. firedrakes
  6. firee
  7. fireeater
  8. fireeaters
  9. firees
  10. firefall
  11. firefalls

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