shipwreckee
shipwreckee noun: one who is shipwrecked.
Noun
shipwreckee (plural shipwreckees)
- One who is shipwrecked.
- Evidently his real charge was not to help Perez in his linguistic difficulties but to spy on him. But the malign shipwreckee was at the same time a spy...1955, Gregorio Marañón, Charles David Ley, Antonio Pérez, "Spanish Traitor"
- There is a chapter devoted to each shipwreckee, including their own photographs, drawings, cartoons, extracts from journals and other writings.2001, David Spedding, Shipwrecked International
Synonyms of shipwreckee
Forms of shipwreckee
| plural | shipwreckees |
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Origin of shipwreckee
From shipwreck + -ee.
Questions about shipwreckee
- What does shipwreckee mean?
- Shipwreckee means one who is shipwrecked.
- What part of speech is shipwreckee?
- Shipwreckee is a noun.
- What is the plural of shipwreckee?
- The plural of shipwreckee is shipwreckees.
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