"Designee" Not in OED

[Charles C Doyle]

"Designee" could be the counterpart either of "designator" or of "designer"--pronounced differently, of course.  For the former, some would prefer "designatee."

--Charlie

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Surprisingly, the word _designee_ does not appear to be in OED.  This is a common word that has been around, according to Merriam-Webster, at least since 1925.  There are over 3 million Google hits for the word.

Fred Shapiro

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