- one to whom something is addressed
- In linguistics, an addressee is an intended direct recipient of the speaker's communication. A listener is either an addressee or a bystander.
- The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed, for whom the item is intended
- An addressee is a person who receives a sentence, i.e. a listener or a reader. In English, an addressee is referred to with the second-person pronouns such as you.