recipient

noun

re·​cip·​i·​ent ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt 

: one that receives : receiver

recipient adjective

Examples of recipient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miu Miu has announced that the recipient of its 2026 commission for the Art Basel Paris Public Program will be filmmaker Alice Diop. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Ann Hui, this year’s Camellia Award recipient, will look back on her career in cinema. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Social Security recipients may get the largest pay raise in three years in 2027, according to new calculations that include the latest August inflation data. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

This year's recipient was a Marine veteran who helped stop the Memorial Drive shooting in Cambridge last May. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin recipient-, recipiens, present participle of recipere

First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing recipient

• co-recipient
• universal recipient

Rhymes for recipient

• incipient
• percipient

Kids Definition

recipient

noun

re·​cip·​i·​ent ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt 

: one that receives

the recipient of many honors

recipient adjective

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