"publishee" meaning in English

See publishee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: publishees [plural]
Etymology: From publish + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|publish|ee}} publish + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} publishee (plural publishees)
  1. One to whom something is published; a consumer of a publication.

Inflected forms

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