protectee

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noun

One who is being protected.

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Meanings

nounprotectee (plural protectees)

plural protectees

  1. One who is being protected.
    1. One who is under official protection.

      [Security personnel] seemed to come out of the woodwork from all directions, issuing orders, and rushing toward their protectees and seeking to secure the room.

      2026 April 26, Linda Feldmann, “After the gunfire: Moments of grace at White House correspondents’ dinner”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

From protect + -ee.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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