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proposee

proposee noun: the person to whom a proposal of marriage is made.

Noun

proposee (plural proposees)

  1. The person to whom a proposal of marriage is made.
    • A crowd of passers-by was gathering, waiting for the proposee to emerge from her building.2008 May 12, “Metropolitan Diary”, in New York Times

Forms of proposee

pluralproposees

Origin of proposee

From propose + -ee.

Questions about proposee

What does proposee mean?
Proposee means the person to whom a proposal of marriage is made.
What part of speech is proposee?
Proposee is a noun.
What is the plural of proposee?
The plural of proposee is proposees.

Words near proposee in the dictionary

  1. propose
  2. propose marriage
  3. proposed
  4. proposed marriage
  5. proposedly
  6. proposee
  7. proposees
  8. proposement
  9. proposements
  10. proposer
  11. proposers

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