Explainee

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who receives an explanation.

    "To be a skilled explainer, one has also to take account of the explainees, and their social and cultural backgrounds, motivations, linguistic ability, and previous knowledge – and plan accordingly before embarking upon the explanation."

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"To be a skilled explainer, one has also to take account of the explainees, and their social and cultural backgrounds, motivations, linguistic ability, and previous knowledge – and plan accordingly before embarking upon the explanation."

Etymology

From explain + -ee.

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