addressee.
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
Meaning & usage
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
A person or entity to whom discourse is directed, or the words referring to such an entity.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English -ee English addressee From address + -ee.
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