noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A murder victim. rare

   "...and so the problem becomes how to salvage the murderer, since the murderee is beyond recall."

2. 2
   a victim who is murdered wordnet

Example

More examples

"...and so the problem becomes how to salvage the murderer, since the murderee is beyond recall."

Etymology

From murder + -ee.

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