B1nounformallanguagework
US/ˌæd.resˈiː/
UK/ˌæd.resˈiː/
the person that a letter, parcel or message is sent to
In context
The parcel was returned because the addressee no longer lived there.
Only the addressee is allowed to open this confidential letter.
The speech was written for a single addressee: the president.
Words that go with addressee
adjective + noun
- intended addresseeThe email never reached its intended addressee.
- unknown addresseeMail for an unknown addressee goes back to the post office.
- sole addresseeYou are the sole addressee of this message.
noun + preposition
- the addressee of a letterThe addressee of the letter was my grandfather.
verb + preposition
- deliver to the addresseeThe courier must deliver the package to the addressee in person.
verb + noun
- identify the addresseePlease identify the addressee clearly before you seal the envelope.