appointee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əpɔɪnˈti, ˌæpɔɪnˈti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə poin tē′, ap′oin tē′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•point•ee /əpɔɪnˈti, ˌæpɔɪnˈti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta person who is appointed to an office, position, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•point•ee  (ə poin tē′, ap′oin tē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta person who is appointed.
  2. Lawa beneficiary under a legal appointment.
  • appoint + -ee, as translation of French appointé 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appointee / əˌpɔɪnˈtiː ˌæp-/
  1. a person who is appointed
  2. a person to whom property is granted under a power of appointment
'appointee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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