Meaning

2 senses

  1. One who is being protected.

  2. One who is being protected.

    One who is under official protection.

Origin

From protect + -ee.

From protect + -ee.

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Forms

plural: protectees
Singularprotectee
Pluralprotectees

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prostrateC2protagonistC1protectB1protectionB1protectionistprotectiveB1

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