recipient

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See also: récipient

English

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schematic of alembic distillation
(recipient is on the right)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (to receive).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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recipient (plural recipients)

  1. One who receives.
    Synonym: addressee
    the recipient of money or goods
    My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
    • 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 52:
      And it [bribery and fraud] didn't stop there. Both Sir Winston Churchill and later Labour leader Michael Foot were allegedly regular recipients of private cheques that would have seen them summarily sacked in this present age of transparency.
  2. (medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
  3. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

Usage notes

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“Recipient” is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals; “receiver” is used for insignificant items.

Translations

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Adjective

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recipient (not comparable)

  1. receiving

See also

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin recipientem.

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Noun

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recipient m (plural recipients)

  1. recipient, container
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Latin

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Verb

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recipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of recipiō

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French récipient.

Noun

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recipient n (plural recipiente)

  1. container

Declension

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