recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt 
: one that receives : receiver
recipient adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Those errors included giving the wrong dose or the wrong product for a recipient’s age, using undiluted vaccine when dilution was called for, or administering vaccine that was past its expiration date. 
Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Jvest Beauty was named the competition's runner-up and recipient of $4,000 in start-up money. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 During yesterday’s discussion, Nanjiani and Gordon were also joined by content strategist and recent kidney transplant recipient Crystal King and Dr. Dorry Segev, Professor of Surgery and Population Health & Transplant Surgeon at NYU. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 Her body had been kept on life support to preserve organs for donation until Aug. 14 when a recipient was identified. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The contest’s return in IRL format after the pandemic also came with an international jury spearheaded by Balenciaga’s Demna, who was the prize’s recipient in 2004. Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 At least some of the new subpoenas also requested all records that the recipient turned over to the House committee investigating Jan. 6, according to a person familiar with the matter. Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 There will be a record of edits that both the sender and the recipient can see. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 Both the sender and recipient must use the Messages app and run iOS 16. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 See More
Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Jvest Beauty was named the competition's runner-up and recipient of $4,000 in start-up money. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 During yesterday’s discussion, Nanjiani and Gordon were also joined by content strategist and recent kidney transplant recipient Crystal King and Dr. Dorry Segev, Professor of Surgery and Population Health & Transplant Surgeon at NYU. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 Her body had been kept on life support to preserve organs for donation until Aug. 14 when a recipient was identified. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The contest’s return in IRL format after the pandemic also came with an international jury spearheaded by Balenciaga’s Demna, who was the prize’s recipient in 2004. Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 At least some of the new subpoenas also requested all records that the recipient turned over to the House committee investigating Jan. 6, according to a person familiar with the matter. Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 There will be a record of edits that both the sender and the recipient can see. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 Both the sender and recipient must use the Messages app and run iOS 16. Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin recipient-, recipiens, present participle of recipere
First Known Use
1558, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing recipient
Kids Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt
: someone who receives something
Medical Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor
recipient
noun
as in beneficiary
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- beneficiary
- donee
- giftee
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- donor
- benefactor
- patron
- donator
- fairy godmother
- angel
- sugar daddy
- benefactress
- patroness
- philanthropist
- almoner
- Maecenas
- almsgiver