tellee

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noun

One who is told something.

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Meanings

nountellee (plural tellees)

plural tellees

  1. One who is told something.

    This shows that it is just as important to understand the social relationships between the status of the teller, the tellee and the butt of the humour, as it is to understand other language devices used to construct the humour.

    1998, Alison Ross, The language of humour, page 60

Origin

From tell + -ee.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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