Leavee

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

    "The leavee is the one who may not have been quite ready to give up on the relationship and so may feel still committed in some way to the marriage."

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"The leavee is the one who may not have been quite ready to give up on the relationship and so may feel still committed in some way to the marriage."

Etymology

From leave + -ee.

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