Presentee
/ˌprɛz.ənˈtiː/noun
A person who is present, especially one who attends or is in attendance at a place or event.
Did you know?Presentee entered English through French legal and administrative usage, where a *présenté* was literally someone who had been “presented” or brought before an authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to bring forward, produce, or bear forth”
Latin
Latin
praesentem
“being at hand, in front, or present”
Old French
Old French
presenté
“presented; brought forward, introduced”
Middle English
English
presentee
“a person who is present, especially one formally introduced or attending”
Modern English
English
presentee
“a person who is present, especially at a meeting, event, or place of work”
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