"callee" meaning in English

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        "(telephony) The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone)."
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          "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
          "word": "volaný"
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          "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
          "word": "soitettava"
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          "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
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          "word": "chiamato"
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          "roman": "vyzyvájemyj",
          "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
          "word": "вызыва́емый абоне́нт"
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      "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
      "word": "volaný"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
      "word": "soitettava"
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      "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
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      "sense": "the person who is getting called by the caller",
      "word": "вызыва́емый абоне́нт"
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