recipient

[ ri-sip-ee-uh nt ]

/ rɪˈsɪp i ənt /

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noun

a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.

adjective

Nearby words

recife, recip., recipe, recipience, recipiency, recipient, reciprocal, reciprocal exchange, reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal insurance, reciprocal leveling

Origin of recipient

1550–60; < Latin recipient- (stem of recipiēns), present participle of recipere to receive; see -ent

Related formsnon·re·cip·i·ent, adjective, nounun·re·cip·i·ent, adjective

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Examples from the Web for recipient

That Snapchat deceptively told its users that the sender would be notified if a recipient took a screenshot of a snap.
‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak Online|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the recipient of his greeting, Patreese Johnson, he said, “I want some of that” and motioned to her crotch.
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is especially so given that Sotomayor has been frank about her past as a recipient of affirmative action.
Supremes’ Spat Over Affirmative Action|Adam Winkler|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Snowden should storm the Kremlin,” tweeted Glenn Greenwald, the recipient of many a Snowden leak.
Snowden’s Camp: Staged Putin Q&A Was a Screw-Up|Noah Shachtman|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Marky Mark (you know, from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), was the recipient of the Generation Award.
The Best Moments of the MTV Movie Awards|Marina Watts|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, Mr. Leary had been the recipient of unlimited praise upon the ingenuity and the uniqueness expressed in his costume.
The Life of the Party|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
She was the recipient of many wise nods and hints and questions.
Peter and Jane|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
The record of her life gives evidence that she was the recipient of wonderful supernatural graces.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
To receive and condense the products, we adapt a recipient, E, Pl.
Elements of Chemistry,|Antoine Lavoisier
When enthroned the new primate refused to make the enormous gift which the king expected from every recipient of preferment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for recipient

recipient

/ (rɪˈsɪpɪənt) /

noun

a person who or thing that receives

adjective

a less common word for receptive

Word Origin for recipient

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

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Medicine definitions for recipient

recipient

[ rĭ-sĭp′ē-ənt ]

adj.

Functioning as a receiver; receptive.

n.

One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.

recipient

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recipient

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