recipient

American  

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /

noun

1. a person or thing that receives; receiver.

   the recipient of a prize.

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adjective

1. receiving or capable of receiving.

recipient British  

/ rɪˈsɪpɪənt /

noun

1. a person who or thing that receives

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adjective

1. a less common word for receptive

Other Word Forms

• nonrecipient adjective
• unrecipient adjective

Etymology

Origin of recipient

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin recipient-, stem of recipiēns “receiving,” present participle of recipere “to receive”; receive

Example Sentences

The options give recipients a right to buy company stock at a set price, which is called the exercise price or strike price.

From The Wall Street Journal

The newly pardoned inmate was escorted to the captain’s office, where he used the captain’s phone to talk to Smith, his fellow pardon recipient, according to a source familiar with the situation.

From Salon

Other recipients include Innovation: Africa, which delivers solar-powered clean water to sub-Saharan Africa, and IEA Ghana, a think tank, to help it explore ways to build nuclear plants in West Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal

For university student Benjamin Nambwaya, the fact that women are usually the recipients is based on social expectations.

From BBC

UK Sport centrally control the recipients of APA funding which is designed to help athletes train in their sport's high-performance programme and work towards achieving podium finishes at Olympic and Paralympic events.

From BBC

Related Words

• beneficiary