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

Medicare recipients with higher incomes pay higher premiums, and for those people, the committee said, the extra payments could be as high as $682 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is a past recipient of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, and she was selected as a participant for the Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is a past recipient of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, and she was selected as a participant for the Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scott once described how she and her team decided on 384 grant recipients.

From The Wall Street Journal

The recipient of a supervisory order is required to periodically check in with an immigration officer and is subject to deportation if they do not report.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beneficiary