Meanings
nounshelteree (plural shelterees)
plural shelterees
- A person who is taken into a shelter.
In conjunction with the exaggerated estimates of evacuees, the numbers of shelterees were usually exaggerated.
1998, Henry W. Fischer, Response to Disaster: Fact Versus Fiction & Its Perpetuation
Origin
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APA
shelteree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelteree
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“shelteree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelteree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelteree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelteree.
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