Addressee
noun
The person to whom something is sent or addressed.
Make sure to write the correct name and address of the addressee on the envelope.
Often appears as...
- letter addressee
- email addressee
noun
The person who is addressed in a piece of communication.
The message was unclear, leaving the addressee confused.
Often appears as...
- intended addressee
- original addressee
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The person to whom something is sent or addressed.
Make sure to write the correct name and address of the addressee on the envelope.
Often appears as...
- letter addressee
- email addressee
noun
The person who is addressed in a piece of communication.
The message was unclear, leaving the addressee confused.
Often appears as...
- intended addressee
- original addressee
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Addresses
Addressee often refers to physical mail recipients.
The package addressee received it three days later.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Correct details are crucial for the addressee to receive items.
The addressee's zip code was incorrect, causing a delivery delay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the Sender
The addressee is the recipient, not the one sending the item.
As the addressee, she eagerly awaited the letter's arrival.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Addresses
Addressee often refers to physical mail recipients.
The package addressee received it three days later.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Correct details are crucial for the addressee to receive items.
The addressee's zip code was incorrect, causing a delivery delay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the Sender
The addressee is the recipient, not the one sending the item.
As the addressee, she eagerly awaited the letter's arrival.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Addresses
Addressee often refers to physical mail recipients.
The package addressee received it three days later.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Correct details are crucial for the addressee to receive items.
The addressee's zip code was incorrect, causing a delivery delay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not the Sender
The addressee is the recipient, not the one sending the item.
As the addressee, she eagerly awaited the letter's arrival.
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Video examples
One of the most...
to show that the addressee is that much more important, much like the royal "we." And a few languages even have a specific form for addressing exactly two people, like Slovenian "vidva." If that wasn't complicated enough,
Video examples
One of the most...
to show that the addressee is that much more important, much like the royal "we." And a few languages even have a specific form for addressing exactly two people, like Slovenian "vidva." If that wasn't complicated enough,
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Quote examples
Mark Fisher
British Writer
The most powerful love songs always turn on the discrepancy between the act of declaring love and the knowledge that the ostensible addressee is no longer there, was never there, and could never be there.
Quote examples
Edward Hirsch
American Poet
The idea of a poem as a message in a bottle means that it's sent out towards some future reader, and the reader who opens that bottle becomes the addressee of the literary text.
Quote examples
Amity Gaige
American Novelist
I love writing letters. In order to write a novel in first person, I think I needed an addressee.
Quote examples
Mark Fisher
British Writer
The most powerful love songs always turn on the discrepancy between the act of declaring love and the knowledge that the ostensible addressee is no longer there, was never there, and could never be there.
Quote examples
Edward Hirsch
American Poet
The idea of a poem as a message in a bottle means that it's sent out towards some future reader, and the reader who opens that bottle becomes the addressee of the literary text.
Quote examples
Amity Gaige
American Novelist
I love writing letters. In order to write a novel in first person, I think I needed an addressee.
Example 1 of 3
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