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recipient

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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.

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

recipient
Noun
a person who receives something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recipientrecipient - a person who receives something      
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
participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Translations
recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] nrecibidor(a) m/f [of letter] → destinatario/a

recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] n [of payment] → bénéficiaire m/f [of letter]; destinataire m/f

recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] nEmpfänger(in) m(f)

recipient [rɪˈsɪpɪənt] nbeneficiario/a; [of letter] → destinatario/a

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, 수령인 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 接受


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As my eyes met theirs I was, for the second time, the recipient of their zealously guarded applause.
Some years later, the second mate, the recipient of that almost involuntary mutter, could have told his captain that a man brought up in big ships may yet take a peculiar delight in what we should both then have called a small craft.
He knew much more than Philip, both of the world and of books; he was a much older man; and the readiness of his conversation gave him a certain superiority; but he was in the hospital a recipient of charity, subject to strict rules; and he held himself between the two positions with ease and humour.
 
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