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protectee

protectee noun: one who is being protected.

Noun

protectee (plural protectees)

  1. One who is being protected.
    1. One who is under official protection.
      • [Security personnel] seemed to come out of the woodwork from all directions, issuing orders, and rushing toward their protectees and seeking to secure the room.2026 April 26, Linda Feldmann, “After the gunfire: Moments of grace at White House correspondents’ dinner”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing...

Forms of protectee

pluralprotectees

Origin of protectee

From protect + -ee.

Questions about protectee

What does protectee mean?
Protectee means one who is being protected.
What part of speech is protectee?
Protectee is a noun.
What is the plural of protectee?
The plural of protectee is protectees.

Words near protectee in the dictionary

  1. protected title
  2. protected titles
  3. protectedly
  4. protectedness
  5. protectedst
  6. protectee
  7. protectees
  8. protecter
  9. protecters
  10. protectest
  11. protecteth

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