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protectee

protectee

2 8.1
A person who security guards keep safe
  • noun
  • /prəˈtɛkˌti/
: protegido
  • A possible scenario might be that the protectee is a victim of major trauma in a jurisdiction without a Level 1 Trauma Center.

We have to stand in between that threat and the protectee.

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Examples

  • The Secret Service or the DSS will have already identified the nearest Level 1 Trauma Center for their protectee.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Here, the protector and the protectee are one and the same.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The "hot" zone typically is the area within five hundred feet of the protectee.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Ma'am, the protectee is never allowed to sit directly behind the driver.

  • Their protectee may, of course, suffer from some minor illness or trauma.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Due to the unpredictability of protectee travel, protective staffing decisions are made just days before events take place.

    Blog text (13)
  • A function attended by a protectee of the Secret Service or DSS typically has three security zones or perimeters.

    Academic text (2007)
  • If a Level 1 Trauma Center is not in their jurisdiction, they will identify the nearest one available and determine how their protectee would be transported.

    Academic text (2007)
  • If a terrorist act occurs, the Secret Service or DSS will remove their protectee (to a hospital if needed), after which the site becomes a crime scene under the jurisdiction of the FBI.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The bodyguards carefully monitored the crowd to ensure the safety of their protectee.

Antonyms

4 7.9

A person who treats others cruelly because of their race, religion, or beliefs over a long time

How Protected

bodyguard
7 3.3
protectee
2 8.1

Surface Forms

protectee singular
protectees plural

Morphology

protectee = protect (transparent) = protect + ee

Formed by the productive verb + -ee nominalizer meaning 'person who is protected', a predictable derivation for learners.

Etymology

Protectee comes from protect meaning 'to keep safe' and the ending -ee, which shows the 'person who receives an action', as in employee or referee. So a protectee is simply the person who is being protected.