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acceptee

acceptee

7.7
A person chosen to join a program, job, or club
  • noun
  • /ækˈsɛpˌti/
translation icon : aceptado
  • The new acceptee was thrilled about the job offer.

Examples

  • As an acceptee of the scholarship program, she felt honored and excited.

  • The company invited all acceptees to an orientation session before their first day.

  • Each acceptee received a welcome letter from the university.

  • How many acceptees were chosen for the program?

  • The committee reviewed the applications and selected five new acceptees for the scholarship program.

  • As an acceptee of the internship, she was excited to start her career in marketing.

  • The orientation session welcomed all the new acceptees and provided them with important information about the program.

Synonyms

enrollee
vsacceptee
8 4.8

A person who is registered in a class, course, or program

is accepted for something more broadly, not only registered in programs
selectee
vsacceptee
3 6.7

A person who staff choose for extra security checks at airports

was formally approved to join rather than only chosen
electee
vsacceptee
6.0

A person chosen for a job or office who has not started yet

is formally approved to participate rather than awaiting induction

Antonyms

rejectee
1 6.8

A person who is not chosen for a group or opportunity

How Welcome

valued
1 3.7
acceptee
7.7
outsider
283 4.1
pariah
27 9.0
persona non grata
  • Formal
11 9.4

Surface Forms

acceptee singular
accepteees plural

Morphology

acceptee = accept (transparent) = accept + ee

Meaning is directly derived from 'accept' + the productive English suffix '-ee' meaning 'person who is acted on', so learners can infer the sense.

Etymology

Acceptee comes from the verb accept plus the ending -ee, which means 'the one who receives'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of words like employee or payee; an acceptee is simply the person who is accepted into a job, program, or group.