addressee

Dictionary: ad·dress·ee (ăd'rĕ-sē', ə-drĕs'ē') pronunciation

n.
The one to whom something is addressed.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one to whom something is addressed

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In linguistics, an addressee is an intended direct recipient of the speaker's communication. A listener is either an addressee or a bystander.

Second-person pronouns refer to an addressee or a group including an addressee. An inclusive first-person pronoun refers to a group including both the speaker and the addressee, while an exclusive first-person pronoun refers to a group including the speaker but not the addressee.

A speaker can show politeness, familiarity, or a difference of social status to the addressee. This is called an addressee honorific. See also T-V distinction.

In postal terms, an addressee is the intended direct recipient of a letter or parcel.

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Translations: Addressee

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - adressat, modtager

Nederlands (Dutch)
geadresseerde

Français (French)
n. - destinataire, (Ling) allocataire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Adressat, Empfänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραλήπτης, αποδέκτης

Italiano (Italian)
destinatario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - destinatário (m)

Русский (Russian)
адресат

Español (Spanish)
n. - destinatario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - adressat, mottagare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收信人, 收件人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 收信人, 收件人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수신인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 受信人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمرسل أليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נמען‬

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