noun
Meaning 1
A person to whom a license is granted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
licensee
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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Pronunciation
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/ˌlaɪsənˈsiː/
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CMU ARPABET: L AY2 S AH0 N S IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person to whom a license is granted.
A publican (because a license is needed to run a pub).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone to whom a license is granted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: retailer, retail merchant
History
Etymology
From license + -ee.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: լիցենզառու (licʻenzaṙu) — person to whom a license is granted
- German: Lizenznehmer — person to whom a license is granted
- German: Lizenzinhaber — person to whom a license is granted
- Polish: licencjobiorca — person to whom a license is granted
- Russian: лицензиа́т (licenziát) — person to whom a license is granted
- Russian: лицензедержа́тель (licenzederžátelʹ) — person to whom a license is granted
Real reading context