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Addressee
noun
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Noun
- 1 The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.
- 2 one to whom something is addressed wordnet
- 3 A person or entity to whom discourse is directed, or the words referring to such an entity.
"Person is a grammatical property which is overtly manifested in so-called Personal Pronouns: forms which include the speaker (I/we) are said to be ‘first personʼ Pronouns; forms which include the addressee (you) and not the speaker are said to be ‘second personʼ Pronouns; while forms which exclude both speaker and addressee (he/she/it/they) are ‘third personʼ Pronouns."
Etymology
From address + -ee.
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