Shelteree

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is taken into a shelter.

    "In conjunction with the exaggerated estimates of evacuees, the numbers of shelterees were usually exaggerated."

Example

More examples

"In conjunction with the exaggerated estimates of evacuees, the numbers of shelterees were usually exaggerated."

Etymology

From shelter + -ee.

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