rejectee

[ ri-jek-tee, -jek-tee, ree-jek-tee ]

noun

1. a person who is or has been rejected, especially for military service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejectee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; reject + -ee

Example Sentences

But the rejectee will always agonisingly hope-against-hope that something might still happen.

From The Guardian

Also, if you can offer some information to increase the rejectee’s sense of belonging, you should do so.

From Time

In the past, Cota avoided relationships full stop, he says, for fear of having to face both uncomfortable seats, the rejector and the rejectee.

From The Guardian

A 1965 rejectee recalls his own trauma and laughs.

From Time Magazine Archive

He ended his media tour as he began, with a salesman's smile and an Idol rejectee's confidence.

From Time Magazine Archive