"conferee" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-conferee.wav Forms: conferees [plural]
Etymology: confer + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confer|ee}} confer + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} conferee (plural conferees)
  1. A person who participates in a conference. Synonyms (a person who participates in a conference): conference delegate, conference member, conference participant Translations (a person who participates in a conference): participant à une conférence [masculine] (French), Konferenzteilnehmer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-conferee-en-noun-ziL74pwI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'a person who participates in a conference': 76 24 Disambiguation of 'a person who participates in a conference': 76 24
  2. A person on whom something is conferred or bestowed.
    Sense id: en-conferee-en-noun-SN2DPXHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 49

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