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

Flexible spending accounts can offer a tax-advantaged option for Medicare recipients who keep working.

From MarketWatch

While researching this matter, I noticed that, in some cases, advances on an inheritance are made proportionally to what the recipient contributes from their own funds.

From MarketWatch

Coal had been the recipient of lots of smiles from adults behind desks in his lifetime.

From Literature

Originally, Congress intended Medicare recipients to bear 25% of its costs through premiums that are adjusted annually, with the other 75% coming from government revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal

A 2022 recipient of an Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, he reported from Germany and elsewhere in Europe on the economic conflict running in parallel with Russia's war on Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• beneficiary