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[ ri-sip-ee-uhnt ] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recipient ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize. adjectivereceiving or capable of receiving. Origin of recipient1550–60; <Latin recipient- (stem of recipiēns), present participle of recipere to receive; see -ent OTHER WORDS FROM recipientnon·re·cip·i·ent, adjective, nounun·re·cip·i·ent, adjectiveWords nearby recipientRecife, recip., recipe, recipience, recipiency, recipient, reciprocal, reciprocal exchange, reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal insurance, reciprocal leveling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recipientThat Snapchat deceptively told its users that the sender would be notified if a recipient took a screenshot of a snap. ‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak Online|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to the recipient of his greeting, Patreese Johnson, he said, “I want some of that” and motioned to her crotch. ‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is especially so given that Sotomayor has been frank about her past as a recipient of affirmative action. Supremes’ Spat Over Affirmative Action|Adam Winkler|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Snowden should storm the Kremlin,” tweeted Glenn Greenwald, the recipient of many a Snowden leak. Snowden’s Camp: Staged Putin Q&A Was a Screw-Up|Noah Shachtman|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marky Mark (you know, from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), was the recipient of the Generation Award. The Best Moments of the MTV Movie Awards|Marina Watts|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Moreover, Mr. Leary had been the recipient of unlimited praise upon the ingenuity and the uniqueness expressed in his costume. The Life of the Party|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb She was the recipient of many wise nods and hints and questions. Peter and Jane|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan The record of her life gives evidence that she was the recipient of wonderful supernatural graces. The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell To receive and condense the products, we adapt a recipient, E, Pl. Elements of Chemistry,|Antoine Lavoisier When enthroned the new primate refused to make the enormous gift which the king expected from every recipient of preferment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various
British Dictionary definitions for recipient
nouna person who or thing that receives adjectivea less common word for receptive Word Origin for recipientC16: via French from Latin recipiēns, from recipere to receive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recipientbeneficiary, heir, donee, legatee, awardee, conferree Medical definitions for recipient
adj.Functioning as a receiver; receptive. n.One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |