noun
lookee
noun
1
The person or thing being looked at, as opposed to the one doing the looking.
"In the game, one player is the looker and the other the lookee."
"The photographer positioned the lookee against a plain background."
How to Use Lookee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe one being watched or observed, not the watcher.
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lookees plural
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Etymology
Formed from look plus the suffix -ee, which marks the receiver of an action (as in "employee" or "trainee").