Definitions for recipientrɪˈsɪp i ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•cip•i•entrɪˈsɪp i ənt(n.)
one that receives; receiver.
(adj.)receiving or able to receive.
Origin of recipient:
1550–60; < L recipient-, recipiēns, prp. of recipere to receive ; see -ent
re•cip′i•ence(n.)
re•cip′i•en•cy(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
recipient, receiver(noun)
a person who receives something
recipient role, recipient(noun)
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
recipient(noun)ɪˈsɪp i ənt
sb who receives sth
the recipient of several awards; welfare recipients
Wiktionary
recipient(Noun)
One who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.
recipient(Noun)
An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
recipient(Noun)
The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Origin: From stem of recipiens, present participle of recipio
Webster Dictionary
Recipient(noun)
a receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still
Recipient(adj)
receiving; receptive
Translations for recipient
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ontvangerAfrikaans
- مُتَسَلِّم، مُتَلَقٍّArabic
- получателBulgarian
- destinatárioPortuguese (BR)
- příjemceCzech
- der/die Empfänger(in)German
- modtagerDanish
- παραλήπτης, αποδέκτηςGreek
- destinatarioSpanish
- vastuvõtja, saajaEstonian
- دریافت کنندهFarsi
- vastaanottajaFinnish
- récipiendaire; destinataireFrench
- מְקַבֵּלHebrew
- लेने वालाHindi
- primateljCroatian
- átvevő, címzettHungarian
- penerimaIndonesian
- viðtakandiIcelandic
- ricevente, destinatarioItalian
- 受取人Japanese
- 수취인Korean
- gavėjasLithuanian
- saņēmējsLatvian
- penerimaMalay
- ontvangerDutch
- mottakerNorwegian
- odbiorcaPolish
- دریافت کنندهPersian
- اخيستونكى، نيوونكى، تسليميدونكىPashto
- destinatárioPortuguese
- destinatarRomanian
- получательRussian
- príjemcaSlovak
- prejemnikSlovenian
- primalacSerbian
- mottagareSwedish
- ผู้รับThai
- alıcıTurkish
- 受領人，接受者Chinese (Trad.)
- одержувачUkrainian
- وصول کرنے والاUrdu
- người nhậnVietnamese
- 受领人，接受者Chinese (Simp.)
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