licensee

noun

li·​cens·​ee ˌlī-sᵊn(t)-ˈsē 

: one that is licensed

Examples of licensee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California’s medical licensee lookup portal showed no records of other disciplinary actions, court orders, criminal convictions, malpractice judgements or malpractice settlements. —Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025

Catalyst is the brand licensee for Brooks Brothers in the U.S. and operates design, sourcing, e-commerce, and stores domestically. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2025

This week, the industry is gathering for the second annual Wool Exchange, an event convened by Central Saint Martins and British Wool, the latter an organization that collects, grades and sells wool on behalf of over 30,000 UK sheep farmers (Peregrine is a British Wool licensee). —Kirsty McGregor, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025

Dockers has changed its European licensee. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025

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