recipient
/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/
nounadjective
One who receives.
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Noun 3 meanings
One who receives.
“the recipient of money or goods”
A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Adjective 1 meaning
receiving
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
Similar and opposite words
Similar
addresseeaccepteraccipientacquirergetterobtainerprocurerreceiver
Opposite
giver
RECIPIENT at a glance
RECIPIENT has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + I 1 + P 3 + I 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,717 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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