Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tellee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tellee
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is told something.

Example Sentences

"This shows that it is just as important to understand the social relationships between the status of the teller, the tellee and the butt of the humour, as it is to understand other language devices used to construct the humour."

Etymology

From tell + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tell

Inflected Forms

tellees (plural)

Questions

What does tellee mean?: One who is told something.
Where does tellee come from?: From tell + -ee.

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