admittee

noun

ad·​mit·​tee ad-ˌmi(t)-ˈtē 

plural admittees

US

: a person who is allowed to enter a place (such as a college or university) : a person who is admitted

But the college can't know exactly how many will accept. Worse, it can't know which ones. In putting together its admittee list it took great pains to strike a balance—men and women, athletes and musicians, black and white, rich and poor.

—James Fallows, The Atlantic, November 2003

Word History

Etymology

admit entry 1 + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

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