inductee

noun

in·​duct·​ee (ˌ)in-ˌdək-ˈtē How to pronounce inductee (audio)
in-ˈdək-ˌtē
: one who is inducted

Examples of inductee in a Sentence

a new crop of inductees produced by the draft
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The Gulf Coast gets coated in snow, an Oscar front-runner’s AI edit courts controversy, and a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee makes history. Ash Reynolds, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025 Quacking back: 'Duck Dynasty' reboot coming to A&E. Watch: 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 Sabathia went 17-5 and finished runner-up in the American League Rookie of the Year — to his fellow inductee, Ichiro — but would eventually earn his own hardware in the form of the 2007 AL Cy Young, a 2009 World Series championship with the Yankees and six All-Star appearances. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 The Class of 2025 Hall of Fame inductees will be enshrined on July 27. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for inductee 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inductee was in 1940

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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inductee. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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