Advisee

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual who benefits from advice provided by someone with expertise or authority in a certain field
2. A recipient of guidance from a more knowledgeable person in a specific field, who aims to improve their skills and understanding in that area
3. Someone who receives counsel or direction from a mentor or expert

Etymology: The word "advisee" is built from "advise" plus the suffix "-ee," which English adopted from Old French to name the person on the receiving end of an action. Words like "employee" (one who is employed) and "payee" (one who is paid) follow the same pattern, so "advisee" is simply the one who is advised. "Advise" itself has a longer past. It descends from Late Latin "advisare," a formation from "ad-" ("toward") and "visare," meaning to look at closely, which in turn came from Latin "visere," to look at or visit. The original sense was therefore close to "look toward," and it passed through Old French "aviser," meaning to observe or consider, before reaching Middle English. The sense of giving counsel developed from the idea of carefully considering a matter and then telling someone what you concluded.

Synonyms: student, trainee, pupil, learner, disciple

Antonyms: advisor, mentor, teacher, instructor, guide