Home › Words › G › granteegranteegrantee means the person to whom something is granted.EtymologyFrom Middle English grauntees pl, from Old French granté, participle of granter, equivalent to grant + -ee.nounThe person to whom something is granted.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.grantor 81% match — A person who grants something. vs grantee →grantable 67% match — Capable of being granted. vs grantee →assignee 66% match — One to whom a thing is assigned. vs grantee →patentee 63% match — One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent. vs grantee →disponee 63% match — The person to whom any property is legally conveyed. vs grantee →givee 61% match — One to whom something is given; the receiver. vs grantee →allottee 60% match — The person to whom something is allotted. vs grantee →concessor 59% match — A person who concedes. vs grantee →