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picketee

picketee noun: one who is being picketed. Also the obsolete form of picotee.

Noun

picketee (plural picketees)

  1. One who is being picketed.
    • The picketee is given no choice , and neither is anyone who wishes to visit the picketee's premises or who has business there to attend to, or who would like to go there to work or deliver materials.1941, Labor Relations Reference Manual - Volume 7, page 707
    • Then, the date is scheduled, the press is notified (both the electronic and paper press), signs are prepared, scheduling and logistics are arranged, the press is notified again on the day of picketing, everybody shows up, and a good time is ordinarily had by all, except, usually, the picketee, who...1983, Leonard Kerpelman, Divorce, a Guide for Men, page 57

Also used as

picketee is also the obsolete form of picotee.

Forms of picketee

pluralpicketees

Origin of picketee

From picket + -ee.

See picotee.

Questions about picketee

What does picketee mean?
Picketee means one who is being picketed.
What part of speech is picketee?
Picketee is a noun.
What is the plural of picketee?
The plural of picketee is picketees.

Words near picketee in the dictionary

  1. picket-houses
  2. picketable
  3. picketboat
  4. picketboats
  5. picketed
  6. picketee
  7. picketeer
  8. picketeers
  9. picketees
  10. picketer
  11. picketers

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