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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

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Other Words From

  • nonre·cipi·ent adjective noun
  • unre·cipi·ent adjective

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recipient1

C16: via French from Latin recipiēns , from recipere to receive

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