recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt]

noun

1. a person or thing that receives; receiver.

   the recipient of a prize.

adjective

1. receiving or capable of receiving.

recipient

/ rɪˈsɪpɪənt /

noun

1. a person who or thing that receives

adjective

1. a less common word for receptive

Other Word Forms

• nonrecipient adjective
• unrecipient adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipient¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipient¹

C16: via French from Latin recipiēns , from recipere to _receive

Example Sentences

“As a recipient of many, many, many of those assists,” Griffin said in 2024, “I’m forever grateful.”

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A bank employee asked Kahn to explain the purpose and Epstein’s relationship with the recipients.

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Another issue is that a backlog in aircraft delivery means another recipient would need to give up their production slots in Saudi Arabia’s favor.

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Many medical professionals listed in insurer networks treat few or no Medicaid recipients, leaving patients with long waits.

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The goal of these safeguards, Lin observed, is to protect grant recipients from “‘vindictive’ or ‘punitive’” actions by the government.

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Related Words

• beneficiary