noun
Meaning 1
a person who is appointed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The ambassador is a political appointee, not a career diplomat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
appointee
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 P OY0 N T IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 P OY1 N T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a person who is appointed to a job or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: appointment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
noun
Meaning 3
an official who is appointed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: official, functionary
Narrower terms: placeman, placeseeker
History
Etymology
French appointé, from appointer.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: incaricato — a person who is appointed
- Italian: nominato — a person who is appointed
- Italian: designato — a person who is appointed
- Māori: kopounga — a person who is appointed
- Spanish: persona designada — a person who is appointed
Real reading context