Library / English Dictionary

CONFEREE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a conference

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("conferee" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Holonyms ("conferee" is a member of...):

conference (a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda))

Derivation:

confer (have a conference in order to talk something over)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person on whom something is bestowed

Example:

six honorary were conferred; the conferees were...

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("conferee" is a kind of...):

receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)

Derivation:

confer (present)

Credits