promotee

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noun

One who is promoted.

OriginEnglish promote ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounpromotee (plural promotees)

plural promotees

  1. One who is promoted.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinprōmoveō
  12. Latinprōmōtus
  13. Englishpromote
  14. Englishpromotee

From promote + -ee.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

proteome
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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