A person or party against whom a contest or dispute is conducted; one who is being contested against.
Formed from 'contest' using the '-ee' suffix (borrowed from French), which typically denotes the recipient of an action—as in 'employee' (one who is employed) or 'trustee' (one in whom trust is placed).
The '-ee' suffix always marks the receiving end of an action: 'contestant' is the person competing, but 'contestee' is the one being competed against—it's a neat linguistic way to show power dynamics!
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