Definitions
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- noun A person undergoing
punishment
Etymologies
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punish + -ee
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Examples
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To try to punish another without first establishing control over the would-be punishee is doomed to failure.
Punishment Bedau, Hugo Adam 2005
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1 Is it me or are the punisher and punishee both having way too much fun in that painting??
Ace of Spades HQ 2010
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