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recipient

/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/noun4 syllables

Recipient means: a person who receives something.

Synonyms for recipient10

noun, as in a person who receives something

noun, as in the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

recipient role

also used for recipient

addressee, accepter, accipient, acquirer, getter, obtainer, procurer, securer

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What does recipient mean?2

noun

1

a person who receives something

2

the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Recipient in a sentence

  • Trust me, people who were the recipient of my wrath, remember it very well.LoverofEnglish
  • I was the recipient of a large settlement.unknown
  • A truth can only take effect when the recipient is ripe for it.carlosalberto
  • Do you mean the sender or the recipient of the letter?Sprakify
  • Looks like you're the recipient of the shipment but who is the sender?RavenGuardian
  • A double checkmark indicates that the message has been read by the recipient.ddnktr
  • The recipient is the one to whom the event reaches.Igider
  • Don't flip-flop the addresses of the sender and recipient!haohao

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recipient

as a noun

plural
recipients