recipient (redirected from Recipients)

re·cip·i·ent  (r-sp-nt)

adj.

Functioning as a receiver; receptive.

n.

1. One that receives or is receptive.

2. One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.

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[Latin recipins, recipient-, present participle of recipere, to receive; see receive.]

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recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt]

n

a person who or thing that receives

adj

a less common word for receptive

[via French from Latin recipiēns, from recipere to receive]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recipient - a person who receives something       receiver acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently) addressee - one to whom something is addressed alienee, grantee - someone to whom the title of property is transferred annuitant - the recipient of an annuity assignee - (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred) beneficiary, donee - the recipient of funds or other benefits borrower - someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent conferee - a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..." consignee - the person to whom merchandise is delivered over dependant, dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) grantee - a recipient of a grant heir, heritor, inheritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor mandatary, mandatory - the recipient of a mandate payee - a person to whom money is paid protege - a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career sendee - the intended recipient of a message transferee - (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed warrantee - a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States
	2.	recipient - the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause recipient role participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause

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recipient

noun receiver, beneficiary, donee, legatee the largest recipient of foreign aid

Translations

recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] N [of letter, gift] → destinatario/a m/f

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recipient [rɪˈsɪpiənt] n

[grant, services, cheque] → bénéficiaire mf

[letter] → destinataire mf

[award] → récipiendaire mf

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recipient

n → Empfänger(in) m(f); Susan, as the recipient of his attentions → Susan, der seine Aufmerksamkeiten galten

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recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] n (of letter) → destinatario/a; (of cheque) → beneficiario/a; (of award) → assegnatario/a

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recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] n (of letter) → destinatario/a; (of cheque) → beneficiario/a; (of award) → assegnatario/a

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recipient

n recipient [rəˈsipiənt]

a person who receives something the recipient of a letter. ontvanger مُتَسَلِّم، مُتَلَقٍّ получател příjemce modtager der/die Empfänger(in) παραλήπτης, αποδέκτης destinatario vastuvõtja, saaja دریافت کننده vastaanottaja récipiendaire; destinataire מְקַבֵּל लेने वाला primatelj átvevő, címzett penerima viðtakandi ricevente, destinatario 受取人 수취인 gavėjas saņēmējs penerima ontvanger mottaker odbiorca destinatário desti­na­tar получатель príjemca prejemnik primalac mottagare ผู้รับ alıcı 受領人，接受者 одержувач وصول کرنے والا người nhận 受领人，接受者

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recipient → مُتَلقِ příjemce modtager Empfänger παραλήπτης recipiente vastaanottaja bénéficiaire primatelj destinatario 受取人 수령인 ontvanger mottaker odbiorca beneficiário, recebedor адресат mottagare ผู้ได้รับ alıcı người nhận 接受者