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  • noun One who is observed.

Etymologies

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observe +‎ -ee

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Examples

  • Observer and observee would probably want to get together prior to the lesson to discuss which aspects of presence should be tackled.

    P is for Presence « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • It seems to me that one of the advantages of the drones is that they are capable of observing from enough of a distance that the observee is unaware, thus maintaining surprise if a decision to strike is made.

    WSJ: Militants used $26 software to hack U.S. drones 2009

  • I will write to my Lord in a few days, and when I hope to have seen the Dean, but from what his neighbour Mr. Woodcock told me yesterday, I shall have nothing very comfortable to tell him touchant la sante de son bon precepteur, ni sur la mienne; elle exige un management et une regime que je n'ai pas encore observee avec la rigueur necessaire.

    George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Helen [Editor] Clergue

  • I will write to my Lord in a few days, and when I hope to have seen the Dean, but from what his neighbour Mr. Woodcock told me yesterday, I shall have nothing very comfortable to tell him touchant la sante de son bon precepteur, ni sur la mienne; elle exige un management et une regime que je n'ai pas encore observee avec la rigueur necessaire.

    George Selwyn His Letters and His Life Ed 1899

  • 'Man! but ye made a rare lot of noise in here, 'observee Archie, thoughtfully.

    The Nigger of the Narcissus 1897

  • Note that you don't even need to unregister your observer; it's handled for you when the observee is released.

    andymatuschak.org 2009

  • [observee removeObserver: self forKeyPath: @ "someValue"];

    andymatuschak.org 2009

  • * (* "Il eut pense commettre un sacrilege en gardant a son bord cette plaque respectee pendant pres de deux siecles par la nature et par les hommes qui pouvoient avant nous l'avoir observee."

    Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903

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