Examinee

//ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is examined, e.g. for medical reasons.
  2. 2
    someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) wordnet
  3. 3
    One who sits an examination.

    "Rimmer ducked his body low into his chair, so just his head remained above the table top, and peered past the backs of the examinees in front of him, waiting for the adjudicator to make his move."

Example

More examples

"Rimmer ducked his body low into his chair, so just his head remained above the table top, and peered past the backs of the examinees in front of him, waiting for the adjudicator to make his move."

Etymology

From examine + -ee (“object of”).

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