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

But it wasn’t only the elementary school recipients.

From Los Angeles Times

The program has a target of ultimately feeding 83 million people, but it has come under the spotlight after thousands of recipients contracted food poisoning.

From Barron's

And most glaringly, while back in 2002 when Iain Duncan Smith visited Easterhouse, around a quarter of recipients of incapacity benefits were for mental or behavioural reasons; today, it's close to half.

From BBC

Investors have grown concerned that artificial intelligence will upend the software industry, which has been a big recipient of loans from private-investment firms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Your brother should know that Medicaid estate recovery is a federal mandate requiring states to seek reimbursement for long-term-care services from the estates of deceased recipients, focusing on your brother’s home and other probate assets.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• beneficiary