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inquisitee

inquisitee noun: one who is being questioned or interrogated.

Noun

inquisitee (plural inquisitees)

  1. One who is being questioned or interrogated.
    • It worked! His head twitched, switching gears from inquisitor to inquisitee.2011, Randa Goode, Crossroads

Forms of inquisitee

pluralinquisitees

Origin of inquisitee

From inquisitor + -ee.

Questions about inquisitee

What does inquisitee mean?
Inquisitee means one who is being questioned or interrogated.
What part of speech is inquisitee?
Inquisitee is a noun.
What is the plural of inquisitee?
The plural of inquisitee is inquisitees.

Words near inquisitee in the dictionary

  1. inquirings
  2. inquirist
  3. inquirists
  4. inquiry
  5. inquiry-based learning
  6. inquisitee
  7. inquisitees
  8. inquisition
  9. inquisition post mortem
  10. inquisitional
  11. inquisitionally

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