"-ee" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ee",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An employee is someone who is hired to work for a company. (employ + -ee)"
        },
        {
          "text": "The addressee was not available to receive the letter. (address + -ee)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns, meaning \"a person who receives an action\" or \"a person affected by an action.\""
      ],
      "id": "simple--ee-en-suffix-TseIL3V2"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The trustee manages the assets for the trust. (trust + -ee)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to refer to someone in a particular role or condition, often related to legal or formal contexts."
      ],
      "id": "simple--ee-en-suffix-PVvrLBCp",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ee"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ee",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An employee is someone who is hired to work for a company. (employ + -ee)"
        },
        {
          "text": "The addressee was not available to receive the letter. (address + -ee)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns, meaning \"a person who receives an action\" or \"a person affected by an action.\""
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The trustee manages the assets for the trust. (trust + -ee)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to refer to someone in a particular role or condition, often related to legal or formal contexts."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-er"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ee"
}