A person who is dominated or under the control of another; a subordinate.
From 'dominate' (Latin 'dominari') + '-ee' (suffix forming nouns for those who receive or experience an action, as in employee, refugee). This is the opposite side of the dominator/dominatee relationship.
The '-ee' suffix creates a fascinating pair of opposites: a dominator dominates a dominee, just as an employer employs an employee—it's a linguistic pattern that reveals power relationships right in the word structure itself.
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