Definition

A person who has received a vaccine to protect against a disease.

Example

The vaccine was effective, and the vaccinee showed no side effects.

Conversation

I just got my vaccine yesterday, and now I'm officially a vaccinee.

That's great! How did it go?

It was pretty quick, I barely felt the needle.

Awesome! I'm glad to hear that you're a vaccinee now.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Vaccinee → It is formed from "vaccine" (from Latin "vaccinus", meaning from a cow, derived from "vacca", meaning cow) and the suffix "-ee" (meaning a person who is the recipient of an action). The word "vaccinee" refers to a person who receives a vaccine.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who is the recipient ('-ee') of a vaccine ('vaccine'), which originally comes from the Latin word for cow, as the first vaccines were derived from cowpox.

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