ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Recipient

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Recipient is a noun meaning One who receives.

Meaning

One who receives.

More Meanings

  1. (medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
  2. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
  3. receiving

Example Sentences

the recipient of money or goods
My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
And it [bribery and fraud] didn't stop there. Both Sir Winston Churchill and later Labour leader Michael Foot were allegedly regular recipients of private cheques that would have seen them summarily sacked in this present age of transparency.

Word Forms

Synonyms for recipient

Depending on context, synonyms include accepter, accipient, acquirer, getter, obtainer, procurer.

Antonyms for recipient

Common opposites include giver.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include receiver, receipt, receptor, receiving, offeree, receive.

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