recipient
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō ("to receive").

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/
  • IPA: /ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
Noun

recipient (plural recipients)

  1. One who receives.
    Synonyms: addressee
    the recipient of money or goods
    My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
  2. (medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
  3. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Translations Translations Translations Adjective

recipient (not comparable)

  1. receiving



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