depositee

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noun

The person with whom something is deposited.

OriginEnglish deposit ← Latin depositu →
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Meanings

noundepositee (plural depositees)

plural depositees

  1. The person with whom something is deposited.
  2. historicalA member of the lowest of the three population classes created by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge party in Cambodia after their revolution in the 1970s. These people were 'deposited' in the villages after being removed from the cities.

Origin

  1. Latindēpōnō
  2. Latindepositu
  3. Englishdeposit
  4. Englishdepositee

From deposit + -ee.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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