Dedicatee

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdÉ›dɪkəˈtiː/

Origin

dedicate + -ee

Full definition of dedicatee

Noun

1. Someone to whom something is dedicated
• In 1949, having fallen in with some petty criminals, he was arrested for harboring stolen goods and subsequently committed to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he met the future dedicatee of "Howl," Carl Solomon.

Related terms

• dedicator