Dedicatee

//ˌdɛdɪkəˈtiː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone to whom something is dedicated.

    "In 1949, having fallen in with some petty criminals, he was arrested for harboring stolen goods and subsequently committed to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he met the future dedicatee of "Howl," Carl Solomon."

Example

More examples

"In 1949, having fallen in with some petty criminals, he was arrested for harboring stolen goods and subsequently committed to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he met the future dedicatee of "Howl," Carl Solomon."

Etymology

From dedicate + -ee.

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