/consultee/definition

/consultee/

-) Noun.

-) Plural: consultees.

-) Pronunciation and accent: kɒnsʌltiː.

-) Etymology: from the verb CONSULT, suffixed with -ee.

-) Definition: a person consulted.

-) Correlative words: consulter, consutant.

-) Translation: persona consultada, in Spanish; persona consultata, in Italian; personne consultée, in French.

The storm cleared before sunrise, and, after despatching a crowd of medical consultees, we could enjoy a bath, al fresco, in the pools left by the last night’s rain.

Tristram… The Land… 1873

My two consultees reddened with indignation at the personal insolence to myself.

Martineau… Autobiography… 1877

The English verb CONSULT is from the Latin consultare, which is a frequentative of consulere. Other English words derived from Latin consulere: consult (verb, noun), consultable, consultancy, consultant, consultation, consultative, consultatory, consulted, consulter, consulting, consultrix, counsel (noun, verb), counsellable, counselled, counsellee, counselless, counseling, counselor, counsellorship, unconsulted, unconsultable, unconsulting, inconsultable, jurisconsult.