[Lexicog] mentee/mentoree

[John Roberts]

Two more that follow the same pattern are:

debtor
debtee 726
debtoree 0

tutor
tutee 138,000
tutoree 34,700

I don't think it matters that don [dōn], bapt, ment, and dedic are not 
verbs. debt and tut aren't verbs either. The associated verbs are 
donate, baptize, mentor, dedicate, debit and tutor, respectively. I 
think people are following the word formation pattern of replacing -or 
(actor) with -ee (undergoer) to form a new word.

John Roberts


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John R Roberts
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dr_john_roberts at sil.org
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