Proposee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person to whom a proposal of marriage is made.

    "A crowd of passers-by was gathering, waiting for the proposee to emerge from her building."

Example

More examples

"A crowd of passers-by was gathering, waiting for the proposee to emerge from her building."

Etymology

From propose + -ee.

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