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Designator vs Designee - What's the difference?

designator | designee | coordinate terms |

Designee is a coordinate term of designator.



As nouns the difference between designator and designee

is that designator is a person who, or term that, designates while designee is one who has been designated.

designator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who, or term that, designates
  • (historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
    • ----

    designee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) One who has been designated
  • *{{quote-news, 2008, December 11, , Automakers to remain under pressure for months yet, Birmingham Star citation
    • , passage=The bill authorizes the President's designee , to access funds that the Congress has already appropriated for the auto industries.}}

    Coordinate terms

    *designator