recipient
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recipient
- /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/
- /ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
noun recipients
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One who receives.
the recipient of money or goods
Similar: addressee
- A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
- The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Similar: accepter, accipient, acquirer, getter, obtainer, procurer, receiver, recipient, securer · Opposite: giver
adjective
- receiving
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: receiver, receipt, receptor, receiving, offeree, receive, reception, requester, gaining, donee, grantee, assignee, profitable, proponent, purchaser, accept
Translations
Every language
noun one who receives
| Español | adjudicatario, destinatario, recipiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수취인 suchwiin, 받는 사람 banneun saram, 수신인 susinin |
| 日本語 | 受取人 uketorinin |
| 中文 | 收件人 shōujiànrén, 接受者 jiēshòuzhě, 收貨人 /收货人 shōuhuòrén |
| हिन्दी | प्राप्तकर्ता prāptakartā, लाभार्थी lābhārthī, आदाता ādātā, ग्रहीता grahītā |
| Português | receptor, destinatário |
| Français | receveur, receveuse, destinataire, récipiendaire |
| Deutsch | Empfänger, Empfängerin |
| Italiano | destinatario, beneficiario |
| Ελληνικά | παραλήπτης paralíptis, αποδέκτης apodéktis |
| Română | destinatar, destinatară |
| Русский | получа́тель polučátelʹ, получа́тельница polučátelʹnica, реципие́нт recipiént, реципие́нтка recipiéntka |
| Tiếng Việt | người nhận |
| العربية | مُسْتَلِم mustalim, مُسْتَلِمَة mustalima, مُتَسَلِّم mutasallim, مُتَسَلِّمَة mutasallima, مُتَلَقِّيّ mutalaqqiyy, مُتَلَقِّيَّة mutalaqqiyya |
| עברית | מְקַבֵּל mekabél, נמען nim'án |
noun person receiving donor organs or tissues
| Español | recipiente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | レシピエント reshipiento |
| 中文 | 器官受贈者 /器官受赠者 qìguān shòuzèng zhě |
| हिन्दी | आदाता ādātā, लाभार्थी lābhārthī |
| Português | receptor |
| Français | personne greffée |
| Deutsch | Empfänger |
| Italiano | ricevente |
| Ελληνικά | δέκτης déktis |
noun the portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected
| Español | recipiente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 接收器 jiēshōuqì |
| Italiano | recipiente |
| Ελληνικά | δοχείο docheío |
adj Translations
| Español | recipiente |
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Talk about this word "recipient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recipient. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recipient. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recipient "recipient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recipient.Cite this
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title = {recipient},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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