Picketee
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who is being picketed.
"The picketee is given no choice , and neither is anyone who wishes to visit the picketee's premises or who has business there to attend to, or who would like to go there to work or deliver materials."
- 2 Obsolete form of picotee. alt-of, obsolete
"The Gardeners divide it into Five Claſſes, which they diſtinguiſh by the Name of Picketees, Painted Ladies, Beazarts, Flakes, and Flames: The Flowers of the Picketees are always of a white Ground, ſpotted or pounced (as they call it) with Red or Purple […]"
Example
More examples"The picketee is given no choice , and neither is anyone who wishes to visit the picketee's premises or who has business there to attend to, or who would like to go there to work or deliver materials."
Etymology
From picket + -ee.
See picotee.
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