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

India accounts for around three-quarters of the recipients.

From Barron's

The giver operates under uncertainty, time pressure and limited data, with incentives only imperfectly aligned with the recipient’s utility.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sender and recipient are redacted, but the bottom of the email says assistant US attorney, Southern District of New York - with the name redacted.

From BBC

Among the recipients were members of a local football club in the town, which has a population of around 11,000.

From BBC

The analysis considered a Medicare recipient to be taking eight or more drugs if the person was simultaneously prescribed that number of distinct medicines on at least 90 days in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• beneficiary