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inductee

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D AH1 K T IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who, or that which, is inducted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inductor

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who, or that which, is inducted.

A person who is inducted into an organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inductor

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who, or that which, is inducted.

A person who is drafted or a volunteer that is activated into military service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inductor

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who is drafted into military service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draftee, conscript

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person inducted into an organization or social group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: member, fellow member

History

Etymology

From induct + -ee.

Real reading context

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