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

The first loan recipient is Algoma Steel Inc, an Ontario-based producer that has faced layoffs since the US tariffs were imposed.

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The other big recipient of a near-automatic victory in Tuesday’s New York City election is its district attorney, Democrat Alvin Bragg.

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Someday, the author suggests, transplant recipients could be given donor cells before surgery to raise the odds of success.

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Here’s the good news: Social Security recipients — all 70+ million of them — will get a cost-of-living adjustment of 2.8% next year.

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“Malaysia’s stable outlook makes it a prime recipient of emerging market inflows,” Woo says.

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Related Words

• beneficiary