-EE


Meaning of -EE in English

I. noun suffix

Etymology: Middle English -e, from Anglo-French -é, from -é, past participle ending, from Latin -atus

1. : recipient or beneficiary of (a specified action)

appoint ee

grant ee

2. : person furnished with (a specified thing)

patent ee

3. : person that performs (a specified action)

escap ee

II. noun suffix

Etymology: probably alteration of -y

1. : one associated with

barg ee

2. : a particular especially small kind of

boot ee

3. : one resembling or suggestive of

goat ee

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.