单词 | addressee |
释义 | addressee|əˌdrɛˈsiː| [f. address v. + -ee.] One who is addressed; spec. the person to whom a letter, packet, etc., is addressed.
1810R. 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. a1832Bentham Essay on Lang. in Wks. (1843) viii. 328/1 By the addresser, the sign is presented to the addressee. a1858De Quincey Wks. VI. 328 Out of five thousand addressees, if nine-tenths declined to take any notice of his letters. 1880P.O. Guide 235 When the addressee resides beyond the free delivery, porterage is charged. 1884N. & Q. 12 July 22/1 The strong presumption this offers in favour of this youthful nobleman as the addressee of the sonnets. |

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