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educatee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who is being educated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: student, pupil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: enrollee

Narrower terms: art student, auditor, catechumen, neophyte, collegian, college man, college boy, crammer, Etonian, Ivy Leaguer, law student, major, medical student, medico, nonreader, overachiever, passer, scholar, seminarian, seminarist, sixth-former, skipper, underachiever, underperformer, nonachiever, withdrawer, Wykehamist

History

Etymology

From educate + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: élève — someone who is being educated
  • German: Schüler — someone who is being educated
  • Japanese: 生徒 (seito) — someone who is being educated
  • Japanese: 教え子 (oshiego) — someone who is being educated
  • Portuguese: educando — someone who is being educated
  • Spanish: educando — someone who is being educated