inductee (n.)

1941, American English, from induct + -ee.

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late 14c., "introduce, initiate, especially into office or employment," from Latin inductus, past participle of inducere "to lead into, introduce" (see induce). Originally of church offices; sense of "draft into military service" is 1917 in American English. Related: Inducted; inducting.

-ee

word-forming element in legal English (and in imitation of it), representing the Anglo-French -é ending of past participles used as nouns (compare -y (3)). As these sometimes were coupled with agent nouns in -or, the two suffixes came to be used as a pair to denote the initiator and the recipient of an action.

Not to be confused with the French -ée that is a feminine noun ending (as in fiancée), which is from Latin -ata.

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Definitions of inductee

inductee (n.)

a person inducted into an organization or social group;

Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

inductee (n.)

someone who is drafted into military service;

Synonyms: draftee / conscript

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