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showee

showee noun: the person or entity to whom something is shown.

Noun

showee (plural showees)

  1. The person or entity to whom something is shown.
    • When you show a credential there's a protocol whereby the showee has assurance that the shower possesses a credential of the particular type without actually seeing the bit string.2006, Bruce Christianson, Bruno Crispo, James A. Malcolm, Security Protocols: 12th International Workshop, page 18
    • A situation of showing implies a 'shower' (the person showing) and the thing shown, as well as the person shown to (the 'showee').2013, Peter Siemund, Varieties of English: A Typological Approach, page 220

Forms of showee

pluralshowees

Origin of showee

From show + -ee.

Questions about showee

What does showee mean?
Showee means the person or entity to whom something is shown.
What part of speech is showee?
Showee is a noun.
What is the plural of showee?
The plural of showee is showees.

Words near showee in the dictionary

  1. showed up
  2. showed who's boss
  3. showed who's the boss
  4. showed willing
  5. showedst
  6. showee
  7. showees
  8. Showell
  9. Showells
  10. shower
  11. shower attachment

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