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