"explainee" meaning in All languages combined

See explainee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: explainees [plural]
Etymology: explain + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|explain|ee}} explain + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} explainee (plural explainees)
  1. Someone who receives an explanation.
    Sense id: en-explainee-en-noun-KRWtPfyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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