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testee

testee

1 6.5
A person who takes an exam or takes part in an experiment
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛsti/
translation icon : examinado
  • During the exam, each testee was asked to answer a series of difficult questions.

Examples

  • If they are better, then your testers and testees are probably gaming your pay-for-performance system; if they are worse, well, you have a long way to go before you can talk about your security being anything other than theatre.

    Blog text (3)

  • Groups of five candidates undertook a series of exercises intended to "place the testee in realistic situations where his entire behavior is rated with emphasis on personality."

    Academic text (1995)

  • The researcher carefully monitored every testee to collect accurate data for the experiment.

  • In the group discussion, the testee expressed her opinions clearly and confidently.

Synonyms

examinee
vstestee
1 4.1

A person who is taking an exam or test

is broader and also used for people tested in experiments
trialist
vstestee
  • UK
1 6.5

A person trying out for a team or job

is used for people tested in exams or experiments rather than selection only

How Experimental

lab rat
  • Offensive
18 6.1
testee
1 6.5
volunteer
710 2.2
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

testee singular
testees plural

Morphology

testee = test (transparent) = test + ee

Formed by the productive English suffix '-ee' added to 'test' to denote a person who is tested, a derivation that is clear to learners familiar with similar formations.

Etymology

The word testee comes from test plus the ending -ee, which means 'a person who receives an action' and appears in words like employee and trainee. So a testee is simply the person who is being tested.