Definitions for Recipient
rɪˈsɪp i əntre·cip·i·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 7 votes

1. recipient, receivernoun

   a person who receives something

2. recipient role, recipientnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.1 / 8 votes

1. recipientnoun

   One who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.

2. recipientnoun

   An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.

3. recipientnoun

   The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

4. Etymology: From stem of recipiens, present participle of recipio

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recipientnoun

   Etymology: recipiens, Latin.

   1. The receiver; that to which any thing is communicated.

   Though the images, or whatever else is the cause of sense, may be alike as from the object, yet may the representations be varied according to the nature of the recipient. Joseph Glanvill.

   2. [ Recipient, Fr.]The vessel into which spirits are driven by the still.

   The form of sound words, dissolved by chymical preparation, ceases to be nutritive; and after all the labours of the alembeck, leaves in the recipient a fretting corrosive. D. of Pie.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recipient

   A recipient is a person or entity who receives something, such as a service, benefit, award, or even a communication or message. The term can be used in various contexts, such as in business, finance, or personal correspondence. The status of a recipient is characterized by their receipt of something from a giver or sender.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Recipientnoun

   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

2. Recipientadjective

   receiving; receptive

3. Etymology: [L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. rcipient. See Receive.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recipient

   rē-sip′i-ent, adj. receiving.—n. one who receives, that which receives.—ns. Recip′ience, Recip′iency, a receiving: receptiveness. [L. recipiens, -entis, pr.p. of recipĕre, to receive.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recipient

   A person, group or organization that receives.

   The recipient did enjoy the award ceremony.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Acquirer
   • Semantic Role

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Recipient' in Nouns Frequency: #2786

Anagrams for Recipient »

1. princeite

How to pronounce Recipient?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Recipient in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Recipient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Recipient in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Putin:

   The Chinese like to say it is' win win' but it could be lose lose for major projects that are not responsible, that the recipient country can't pay back.

2. Roland Barthes:

   I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

3. Bob Howe:

   We told the caller that Fordham University is bound by federal law, and that we could not/would not reveal/share any records( as we would not reveal any student records) with anyone except Mr. Trump Donald Trump, or any recipient he designated, in writing.

4. George Church:

   In parallel with getting rid of the viruses, we have been making the pig organs so that they will not be rejected by the human recipient, the next stage will be combining these and doing clinical trials.

5. Federico Lombardi:

   When the Pope presents the medal to the president or head of state, he offers a few words of explanation of the gift as well as an invitation to a commitment to peace on the part of the recipient. Each one of us must be for others and for the world an 'angel of peace.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Recipient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recipient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Recipient
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Recipient
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Recipient