"dilutee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dilutees [plural]
Etymology: dilute + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dilute|ee}} dilute + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilutee (plural dilutees)
  1. An unskilled worker brought in to replace a skilled one, for example during wartime.
    Sense id: en-dilutee-en-noun-1aCQr~6s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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