recipient.
One who receives.
Meaning & usage
One who receives.
the recipient of money or goods
My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
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”).
receiving
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
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