protectee

From protect + -ee.

protectee (plural protectees)

1. One who is being protected.
   1. One who is under official protection.
      • 2026 April 26, Linda Feldmann, “After the gunfire: Moments of grace at White House correspondents’ dinner”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC:

        [Security personnel] seemed to come out of the woodwork from all directions, issuing orders, and rushing toward their protectees and seeking to secure the room.

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