addressee B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌædɹɛˈsiː/ See IPA manual Freq #81585 Meanings 1 noun the person that a letter or message is sent to The package was returned because the addressee had moved. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the person that a letter or... recipient Word family Forms addressees Derived forms coaddressee Related forms addressaddresser Etymology AI details From address + -ee. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # addressee **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌædɹɛˈsiː/ **Frequency rank:** 81585 ## Meanings 1. the person that a letter or message is sent to ## Examples - The package was returned because the addressee had moved. ## Derived Forms - coaddressee ## Related Forms - address - addresser ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ee - one who receives the action ## Etymology From address + -ee. ## AI Etymology Addressee is from address plus -ee. The agentive suffix ties the word to a role, participant, recipient, or instrument associated with address; here the base names the field or object, while the suffix identifies the person or thing in that relation. In use as a noun, addressee denotes the person that a letter or message is sent to. The same word family continues in derived forms such as coaddressee and related entries such as address and addresser. ## Topics - People & Society markdown