advisee

[ ad-vahy-zee, ad- ]

noun

, Education.

1. one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of advisee¹

First recorded in 1815–25; advise + -ee

Example Sentences

Most of these young women mentor undergraduate and graduate students who are not necessarily their assigned advisees.

From Scientific American

“She was very distressed,” Ms. Hirschel said of the advisee, who lives out of state.

From New York Times

Moreover, elites tend to have advisers and advisees that are also more American and European than the general population of mathematicians.

From Scientific American

Their advice is always taken with pleasure, though often the advisees are distracted by other tents before they locate the recommended ones.

From Literature

One of my advisees was working on a project centred on young oysters.

From Nature