Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, UK)A person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). .

Origin

From second (“to transfer (someone) temporarily to alternative employment”, verb) + -ee (s

From second (“to transfer (someone) temporarily to alternative employment”, verb) + -ee (suffix forming terms meaning persons or things that actions are done to).

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Forms

plural: secondees
Singularsecondee
Pluralsecondees

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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