addressee
(əˌdrɛˈsiː)
[f. address v. + -ee.]
One who is addressed; spec. the person to whom a letter, packet, etc., is addressed.
| 1810 R. Peters Let. 25 Nov. in W. Jay Life J. Jay (1833) II. 332 Nothing must go with a pamphlet but the mere direction, under the pains and penalties of sousing the correspondent or addressee in all costs of enormous postage. a 1832 Bentham Essay on Lang. in Wks. (1843) viii. 328/1 By the addresser, the sign is presented to the addressee. a 1858 De Quincey Wks. VI. 328 Out of five thousand addressees, if nine-tenths declined to take any notice of his letters. 1880 P.O. Guide 235 When the addressee resides beyond the free delivery, porterage is charged. 1884 N. & Q. 12 July 22/1 The strong presumption this offers in favour of this youthful nobleman as the addressee of the sonnets. |