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attackee

noun
at·​tack·​ee | \ É™-ËŒta-ˈkÄ“ How to pronounce attackee (audio) \
plural attackees

Definition of attackee

: someone or something that is the victim or target of an attack : one that is attacked When it attacked someone, an article often included a rebuttal from that person at the story's end—no need to wait for a nasty letter from the attackee in the following month's issue. — Bob Betcher, Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida), 2 Nov. 2001 This posture will usually cause the attacker to hold off long enough for the attackee to hurry back to its own territory.— Larry S. Thompson, Audubon Magazine, September 1985

First Known Use of attackee

1872, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for attackee

attack entry 1 + -ee entry 1

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