spottee

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

spot +‎ -ee

Noun[edit]

spottee (plural spottees)

  1. One who receives a spot.
    Coordinate term: spotter
    • 2021 April 26, Françoise Makanda, “Supervised Consumption Harm Reduction Goes Digital”, in Dalla Lana School of Public Health[1]:
      With spotting—a term the DLSPH team coined for the model—the spottee consumes their drugs in a safe location like their home and a friend, family member or an acquaintance —known as a spotter—monitors through a digital method.
    • 2021 December 8, Melissa Perri and Nat Kaminski, “Spotting for people who use drugs: What, when and how”, in CATIE Blog[2]:
      Spotting can occur informally where individuals (whom I will refer to as spottees) reach out to peers, family members, or friends (whom I will refer to as spotters), or formally where spottees reach out to an established service, such as the National Overdose Response Service.