"followee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfɒləʊˈiː/ Forms: followees [plural]
Etymology: follow + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|follow|ee}} follow + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} followee (plural followees)
  1. (social media) One who is followed (has his/her posts monitored by another user). Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-followee-en-noun-SK7YfaK7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for followee meaning in English (1.8kB)

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