licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlī-sᵊn(t)-ˈsē 

: one that is licensed

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, Turtles repped Paramount Consumer Products’ most ambitious launch yet, counting north of 400 licensees for the film and 1,100 total for the franchise. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026

Currently, scores of conditional licensees are still trying to get funding to open. —Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026

Barclays, meanwhile, is bullish on Gucci’s prospects for a mega fragrance franchise with its new beauty licensee L’Oréal, which should get its hands on the brand by 2028 at the latest. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026

Eddie Bauer stores outside of the US and Canada will remain open because they are operated by other licensees, the company said in a press release. —Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for licensee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Legal Definition

licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlīs-ᵊn-ˈsē 

: one to whom a license is given

a patent licensee

specifically : one (as a firefighter in the course of his or her duty) who is on the property of another by authority of law or by the consent or invitation of the possessor see also bare licensee, social guest compare invitee, trespasser