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jailee

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Etymology

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From jail +‎ -ee.

Noun

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jailee (plural jailees)

  1. One who is jailed; a prisoner.
    • 2003, A. Robert Lee, Multicultural American literature, page 62:
      There is the jailee in Ciudad Jua'rez, Mexico, in 1968, forced to argue in local court for his own interest in uncertain street Spanish or caló after a spat with a hotelkeeper.
    • 2008, Elaine T. Jones, Price Road: Let's Talk About It, page 159:
      Both the jailer and the jailee are in prison.