A person who is taking a test or exam.
From examine (Latin examinare, 'to weigh') + -ee (suffix indicating recipient of an action). The -ee suffix became common in English in the 17th century to denote someone undergoing a process.
The -ee suffix is fascinating because it creates a mirror image of -er; while 'examiner' is the person giving the test, 'examinee' is the person taking it. This linguistic symmetry helps us talk about both sides of a relationship without confusion.
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