endorsee

American  

[en-dawr-see, en-dawr-, en-dawr-see] / ɛn dɔrˈsi, ˌɛn dɔr-, ɛnˈdɔr si /

Also indorsee

noun

1. a person to whom a negotiable document is endorsed.

2. a candidate or applicant who is endorsed by a person or group.

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endorsee British  

/ ˌɛndɔː-, ɪnˌdɔːˈsiː /

noun

1. the person in whose favour a negotiable instrument is endorsed

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Etymology

Origin of endorsee

First recorded in 1760–70; endorse + -ee

Example Sentences

Another Trump endorsee, 26-year-old Bo Hines, prevailed over a pack of 7 Republicans to win the GOP primary in North Carolina’s 13th District.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2022

Previously, its top-ranked male endorsee was Hideto Tanihara, ranked 174th in the world and a 14-time winner in Japan.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 1, 2019

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was speaking with reporters Thursday morning alongside her new presidential endorsee, Sen. Marco Rubio, about whether the campaign in her state had gotten too nasty.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2016

“Dismissing anyone at this point is at one’s peril,” said Tom F. Allon, the Liberal Party’s previous endorsee, who dropped out of the mayoral race in March.

From New York Times • May 8, 2013

I didn't know exactly myself but—notes, endorsee dead!—it had a bad sound.

From The Black Eagle Mystery by Bonner, Geraldine