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recipient.

One who receives.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt//ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
  1. One who receives.

    the recipient of money or goods
    My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
  2. A person receiving donor organs or tissues.

  3. The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt//ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
  1. receiving

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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