recoverees

Noun

recoveree (plural recoverees)

1. (historical) The person against whom a judgement is obtained in common recovery.
   • As already indicated elsewhere (vide ante, c. ix.), a recovery was only, even if real and adverse, effective as against the party — the recoveree and his heirs and legal representatives — that is, those "privy" to him in estate.1879, John Reeves, William Francis Finlason, Reeves' History of the English Law, page 496
2. Someone who is in the process of recovering from addiction.
   • The area was much too important to the prospective recoveree to be tampered with by mortal man.1996, Dick B., That Amazing Grace: The Role of Clarence and Grace S. in Alcoholics Anonymous, page 47
3. Someone who has or is in the process of recovering from an illness.
   • On another afternoon, as a "surprise" feature of the Physical Fitness and Recreation group, six little girls from the local elementary school gave a demonstration in physical education; one of the children was a "recoveree" of crippling infantile paralysis.1945 July-September, “Health Education Workshop, West Virginia State College”, in National Negro Health News, page 13
4. Someone who has been rescued by a combat operation.
   • It was decided that all recoverees should be screened by the medical staff of USAHS Marigold, anchored in Yokohama harbor.1966, Reports of General MacArthur - Volume 1, page 111