recipient
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who or thing that receives |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a less common word for receptive |
| [C16: via French from Latin recipiēns, from recipere to | |
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Recipient
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
recipient
1558, from M.Fr. récipient (16c.), from L. recipientem (nom. recipiens), prp. of recipere (see receive).
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Medical Dictionary
recipient re·cip·i·ent (rĭ-sĭp'ē-ənt)
adj.
Functioning as a receiver; receptive. n.
One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.
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Computing Dictionary
recipient definition
communicationsOne who receives; receiver. E.g. "No recipient of the e-mail message will know about the other addressees who were listed in the BCC header."
(2000-03-22)
Example sentences
Then the receiver lateraled the ball, and the recipient lateraled it again.
F-Secure produced a brief video showing what happened if the recipient clicked on the attachment.
Kudos are publicly available, added to the recipient's record and used to calculate cash bonuses and performance.
Thanks do not require a direct recipient any more than sorrow does.
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