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

And there will be new recipients after Judge and Shohei Ohtani won in consecutive seasons. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

The recipients receiving the lifetime achievement award are considered among the most influential in the world among the disciplines of music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures and television. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

The recipient can stick them on a giant roll of paper ($33) (how giant? — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The first recipients of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award for Hope have been part of that mission for decades. — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 2 Nov. 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