"servee" meaning in All languages combined

See servee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: servees [plural]
Etymology: serve + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|serve|ee}} serve + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} servee (plural servees)
  1. One who is served, or served to; the recipient of a service.
    Sense id: en-servee-en-noun-46mzO84C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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