"detainee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪteɪˈniː/ [UK] Forms: detainee [singular], detainees [plural]
Etymology: detain + -ee Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|detain|ee}} detain + -ee Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A detainee is a person who is detained.
    Sense id: simple-detainee-en-noun-ATQcovPY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ee
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