awardee

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/əwɔɹˈdi/

noun

The recipient of an award or special honor.

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honoree
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Meanings

nounawardee (plural awardees)

plural awardees

  1. The recipient of an award or special honor.

    The other awardee that evening was Tom Frei, being honored for his advancement of the cure for leukemia.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 375

    Synonyms: honoree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe recipient of an award or special honor.

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honoree

Origin

From award + -ee.

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Translations

Czech oceněný
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Russian призёр
  • призёр (prizjór)Translations
Swedish pristagare
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Ukrainian нагоро́джений, нагоро́джена
  • нагоро́джений (nahoródženyj)Translations
  • нагоро́джена (nahoródžena)Translations
  • призе́р (pryzér)Translations
  • призе́рка (pryzérka)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

awardee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awardee

MLA

“awardee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awardee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awardee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awardee.

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