Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: captee
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.

Example Sentences

"The attention of the would-be captee is drawn by a decoy bird which resides in a side compartment to the trap."

Etymology

From capture + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-
Suffix: capture

Inflected Forms

captees (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

captive captivity captor

Questions

What does captee mean?: One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.
Where does captee come from?: From capture + -ee.

How to pronounce captee

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