addressee
gb/ˌædɹɛsˈi/ us/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
C1
Engelska
Betydelser
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Substantiv
formal
C1
entity
1
person named as recipient
the person who should receive a letter or email
Användningsmönster:
the addressee of [a letter/email/package]
Vanligt misstag:
Do not confuse addressee (receiver) with sender (person who sends).
Synonymer
recipient (More general and much more common in everyday English.)
Antonymer
sender (The person who sends the letter, email, or package.)
Ordkombinationer
intended addressee
|correct addressee
|wrong addressee
|named addressee
|addressee details
|addressee information
|addressee address
|addressee name
|addressee field
|addressee line
Teman
communication
|business
|writing
Exempel
- If the addressee has moved, the letter will be returned to the sender.
- Please double-check the addressee before you hit send.
- The package was delivered to the wrong addressee.
Exempel för inlärare
- I wrote the wrong addressee on the envelope.
- The addressee is my teacher.
Substantiv
formal
C1
entity
2
intended recipient of a message
the person the message is meant for
Användningsmönster:
[something] is intended for the addressee
Vanligt misstag:
Addressee is often used for a person, not for an organization as a whole unless it clearly stands for a person/office receiving it.
Synonymer
intended recipient (A clearer, more explicit phrase; common in formal writing.)
|
target (Less personal; often used for marketing or criticism rather than mail.)
Antonymer
originator (The person who creates or sends the message.)
Ordkombinationer
the intended addressee
|reach the addressee
|contact the addressee
|inform the addressee
|notify the addressee
|the message's addressee
|the document's addressee
|the email's addressee
|the addressee list
|the addressee group
Teman
communication
|business
|writing
Exempel
- The memo was leaked before it reached its addressee.
- This warning is addressed to the addressee only and should not be forwarded.
- If you are not the addressee, please delete the email.
Exempel för inlärare
- The addressee of this email is my manager.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
3
listener or reader being addressed
in linguistics: the person you talk or write to
Användningsmönster:
speaker and addressee
Vanligt misstag:
In everyday English, people usually say listener, audience, or reader instead of addressee.
Synonymer
hearer (Common technical synonym in linguistics for spoken interaction.)
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interlocutor (Broader: any participant in the conversation, not necessarily the one being directly addressed.)
Antonymer
speaker (The person producing the utterance (the addressor).)
Ordkombinationer
speaker and addressee
|addressor and addressee
|the addressee role
|addressee interpretation
|addressee-oriented
|addressee design
|addressee uptake
|addressee perspective
|addressee knowledge
|addressee response
Teman
language
|education
|technical
Exempel
- In pragmatics, meaning depends on the relationship between speaker and addressee.
- The pronoun choice signals how the speaker positions the addressee.
- The addressee may infer information that is not stated explicitly.
Grammatik
Grundform
addressee
IPA
GB/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
US/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
Stavelser och betoning
ad - dress - ee (3 stavelser)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ee)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: addressee
- Plural: addressees
Ordfamilj
Forms
addressees
noun
Core family
address
noun A1
Related words
addresser
noun
addressable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unaddressed
adjective
Uttryck
addressee unknown
1/ˌædɹɛsˈi ʌnnˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
formal
recipient cannot be identified
the person is not known at that address
Exempel
- The envelope came back stamped 'Addressee unknown.'
- The courier marked the delivery attempt as 'addressee unknown.'
addressor and addressee
1/ˈædɹˈɛsɚ ˈænd ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
technical
sender and person addressed
in linguistics: the speaker/writer and the person they speak/write to
Exempel
- Politeness strategies vary with the relative status of addressor and addressee.
- The study models how context shapes meaning for both addressor and addressee.
intended addressee
1/ɪntˈɛndɪd ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
the person it is meant for
the person who should receive it
Exempel
- Please make sure this attachment goes to the intended addressee.
- The message never reached the intended addressee because of a typo in the email address.
original addressee
1/ɚˈɪd͡ʒənəl ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
the first named recipient
the person it was first sent to
Exempel
- The letter was forwarded to me by the original addressee.
- Please confirm whether you are the original addressee of this notice.
wrong addressee
1/ɹˈɔŋ ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
someone who should not receive it
the person who got it by mistake
Exempel
- I’m sorry—this was sent to the wrong addressee.
- The contract was emailed to the wrong addressee and had to be recalled.