"servee" meaning in All languages combined

See servee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: servees [plural]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The servee must return the service above the play line.",
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          "ref": "1895, Everyday Housekeeping: Volume 3, Issues 1-5:",
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