auditionee

[ aw-dish-uh-nee ]

noun

1. a person who competes or takes part in an audition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditionee¹

audition (v.) + -ee

Example Sentences

I’m bound to cross paths with at least one fateful auditionee lured in by that billboard.

From Los Angeles Times

On another occasion he told an auditionee she looked like an overweight "shopgirl".

From BBC

He doesn’t necessarily enjoy criticizing his old team, but like Simon Cowell appraising a vocally challenged auditionee, he says what he thinks must be said.

From Seattle Times

One auditionee spoke of being questioned by him about her sex life and her willingness to perform sexual acts.

From The Guardian

“The only role they gonna let us do is a slave, a butler or some street hood,” a fellow auditionee tells Townsend’s character.

From The Guardian