rescuee
/ˌɹɛskjuˈiː/
rescuee noun: someone who is rescued.
Noun
rescuee (plural rescuees)
- Someone who is rescued.
- Justice North agreed with the lawyers who brought the case that the rescuees were effectively and completely detained by the government.2004, Daniel Ross, Violent Democracy, page 116
- Every rescuee interviewed said the students had not asked for payment.2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times
Forms of rescuee
| plural | rescuees |
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Origin of rescuee
From rescue + -ee.
Words that rhyme with rescuee
Questions about rescuee
- What does rescuee mean?
- Rescuee means someone who is rescued.
- What part of speech is rescuee?
- Rescuee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rescuee?
- Rescuee is pronounced /ˌɹɛskjuˈiː/.
- What is the plural of rescuee?
- The plural of rescuee is rescuees.
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