recipient

The definition of a recipient is a person or thing who receives something.

(noun)

An example of a recipient is someone who gets a surprise present in the mail.

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See recipient in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person or thing that receives

Origin: < L recipiens, prp. of recipere: see receive

adjective

receiving, or ready or able to receive

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See recipient in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Functioning as a receiver; receptive.
noun
  1. One that receives or is receptive.
  2. One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.

Origin:

Origin: Latin recipiēns, recipient-

Origin: , present participle of recipere, to receive; see receive

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