-ee

Anglo-Norman and Old French -ee, French -é, -ée, endings forming feminine past participle of verbs ending in -er.

Full definition of -ee

Suffix

1. Added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (ie, to whom or to which an action is done).examineeintervieweetraineeemployee
2. Less commonly added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (ie, who or that does an action), especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied.absenteestandeerespondee
3. (legal) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -orlegatee
4. (medicine) Used to form words meaning a person who has undergone a particular medical procedurelaryngectomee
5. Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun.bargee

Antonyms

• (person or thing that is the object of a verb) -er
• (legal sense) -or

Derived terms

Perhaps a variation on -ie and -y

T.F. Hoad, Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, ISBN 978-0-19-283098-2; headword -ee

Suffix

1. Used to form diminutives.bootee

Derived terms

• bootee
• goatee
• settee