Admittee

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who has been granted entry or acceptance into an institution or event; someone officially allowed to join a group or organization; an individual recognized as permitted to participate or reside in a certain place
2. One who receives official permission to enter a place such as a school, hospital, or event; an individual accepted as a member of a community or program; a person authorized to be present in a designated location
3. An individual accepted or enrolled in an establishment or gathering; someone officially approved for admission into a facility or activity; a person permitted by authority to join or stay within a specific setting

Etymology: "Admittee" is built from "admit" and the suffix "-ee," which in English marks the person who receives an action. An "employee" is someone employed, a "trustee" someone entrusted, and an "admittee" is the person who is admitted, that is, granted entry to a place, an institution, or a membership. The suffix "-ee" came into English through Anglo-Norman French, where it was used in legal and administrative terms for the recipient of a transaction, and English writers later applied it freely to build new nouns. "Admit" itself traces back to Latin "admittere," meaning "to send to" or "to let in," combining "ad-" ("to") with "mittere" ("to send"). The root sense of sending or letting something in is still visible in the modern word. Because "-ee" is a productive suffix, "admittee" is a straightforward formation rather than a word with a dramatic history. Its meaning follows directly from the parts: the one who is admitted.

Synonyms: entrant, admitted person

Antonyms: rejectee