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 money would come on the stipulation that the recipient works in Wales for five years after passing their probation.

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The challenge, however, is that the recipient’s immune system often identifies donor cells as foreign and destroys them before they can attack the cancer.

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Announcing the recipient of the prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo on Friday, the awarding committee warned that "democracy is in retreat" across the world.

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With the committee set to announce this year’s recipient Friday, that effort is likely to fall short, analysts said.

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The federal government spent $111.2 billion on ObamaCare subsidies last year, sending checks to insurance companies for 19 million recipients.

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Related Words

• beneficiary