advisee

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noun

someone who receives advice.

OriginEnglish advise ← Late Latin advisō ← Latin visō →
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Meanings

nounadvisee (plural advisees)

plural advisees

  1. someone who receives advice.

    Camden Citizens Advice colleagues and long-term advisees are here, some in their football gear.

    2021, Isabel Waidner, Sterling Karat Gold, Peninsula Press, page 148

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Old Frencha
  5. Proto-Indo-European*widtós
  6. Proto-Italic*wissos
  7. Latinvīsus
  8. Old Frenchvis
  9. Old Frenchavis
  10. Old Frenchaviser
  11. Middle Englishavisen
  12. Proto-Italic*ad
  13. Proto-Italic*ad-
  14. Latinad-
  15. Latinvisō
  16. Late Latinadvisō
  17. Englishadvise
  18. Englishadvisee

From advise + -ee.

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APA

advisee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advisee

MLA

“advisee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advisee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “advisee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advisee.

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