inductee

noun

in·​duct·​ee (ˌ)in-ˌdək-ˈtē How to pronounce inductee (audio)
in-ˈdək-ˌtē
: one who is inducted

Examples of inductee in a Sentence

a new crop of inductees produced by the draft
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So let the guessing begin on just whom Missy Elliott, Brandi Carlile, Killer Mike, Teddy Swims and the other guests have been matched up with from the inductees’ list. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 Fifty years after Linda Ronstadt’s Prisoner in Disguise came out, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee is looking back at the album that further cemented her reputation as a ‘70s pop superstar and supreme song interpreter, as Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissues the set. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 The stars will be performing or presenting to honor this year’s inductees, though the Rock Hall didn’t specify who was performing nor who each star will be honoring. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 This year’s performer inductees are Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, and the White Stripes. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inductee

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inductee was in 1940

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“Inductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inductee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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