consignee
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consignee
- /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/
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From consign + -ee.
noun consignees
- The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
- One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted. The letter had been given to the two Englishmen by a good friend of theirs in London, who had been in America two years previously, and had singled out Mr. J. L. Westgate from the many friends he had left there as the consignee, as it were, of his compatriots.
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noun The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
| Español | destinatario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 引受人 hikiukenin, 荷受人 niukenin, 受託者 jutakusha |
| 中文 | 收貨人 /收货人 shōuhuòrén, 收件人 shōujiànrén |
| Português | destinatário |
| Français | destinataire, consignataire |
| Deutsch | Empfänger, Adressat |
| Ελληνικά | παραλήπτης paralíptis |
| Русский | получа́тель polučátelʹ, адреса́т adresát |
| Tiếng Việt | người nhận, người nhận hàng |
Talk about this word "consignee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consignee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consignee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consignee "consignee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consignee.
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@misc{consignee_2026,
title = {consignee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consignee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
