Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nominee

/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-nee
IPA
/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

noun

A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.

noun

A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nomin(ate) + -ee.

Inflected Forms

nominees (plural)

Derived Forms

conominee nomineeism

Phrases

nominee interest nominee purchase

Synonyms

nominatee campaigner candidate

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce nominee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/.
What does nominee mean?
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
Where does nominee come from?
From nomin(ate) + -ee.

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