"strikee" meaning in English

See strikee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: strikees [plural]
Etymology: strike + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strike|ee}} strike + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} strikee (plural strikees)
  1. The recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.
    Sense id: en-strikee-en-noun-s1BAEJmq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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          "text": "On which the man […] putting forth his sinister bunch of fives, saluted the youngster under the ear with a blow that projected him about seven feet six inches across the street, deposited him in a place of safety in the sink, and sent the blood gushing forth, with the most fluent liberality, from mouth, nose, and ears. “Now,” said the striker, “I’m Neat; what dost thee say to that?”—“Nothing at all,” replied the strikee, “only that I am satisfied.”",
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