"signalee" meaning in All languages combined

See signalee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: signalees [plural]
Etymology: signal + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|signal|ee}} signal + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} signalee (plural signalees)
  1. (rare) The person toward whom a signal is directed. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-signalee-en-noun-FLE18Zoq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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