noun
Meaning 1
One who is examined, e.g. for medical reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
examinee
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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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː/
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Canada, General-American: /ɪɡˌzæməˈni/
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Canada, General-American: [ɪɡˌzɛəməˈni] /æ/ raising
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Australian: /ɪɡˌzæməˈniː/
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New-Zealand: /əɡˌzɛməˈniː/
noun
Meaning 2
One who sits an examination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: testee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: respondent, responder, answerer
Narrower terms: passer
History
Etymology
From examine + -ee.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: zkoušený — one who is examined
- Finnish: kokelas — one who is examined
- Italian: esaminando — one who is examined
- Portuguese: examinando — one who is examined
- Punjabi: ਪਰੀਖਿਆਰਥੀ (parīkhiārathī) — one who is examined
- Russian: экзаменуемый (ekzamenujemyj) — one who is examined
- Swahili: mtahiniwa — one who is examined