CONFEREE

conferee

(noun) a member of a conference

conferee

(noun) a person on whom something is bestowed; “six honorary were conferred; the conferees were...”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

conferee (plural conferees)

A person who participates in a conference.

A person on whom something is conferred or bestowed.

Synonyms

• (a person who participates in a conference): conference delegate, conference member, conference participant

Source: Wiktionary


Con`fer*ee", n. Etym: [Cf. Referee.]

1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.

2. One upon whom something is conferred.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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