[1920–25; counsel + -ee]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, audio, checkout, superpower, zipper-ee is a suffix forming from transitive verbs nouns which denote a person who is theobject or beneficiary of the act specified by the verb (addressee; employee; grantee); more recent formations also mark the performer of an act, with the base being anintransitive verb (escapee; returnee; standee) or, less frequently, a transitive verb (attendee) or another part of speech (absentee; refugee)
Examples of 'counselee' in a sentence
counselee
An understanding of the counselee culture will help the counselor to better know and understand the counselee.
M. Zahid Yusron, Nur Hidayah, Adi Atmoko 2018, 'Pengembangan Konseling Person Centered Bermuatan Nilai Budaya Sasak', Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembanganhttp://journal.um.ac.id/index.php/jptpp/article/view/11775. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)