corecipient
noun
co·re·cip·i·ent
(ˌ)kō-ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt 
variants
or co-recipient
plural corecipients or co-recipients
: one who receives something (such as an honor or award) with another
the corecipients of the Nobel Peace Prize
In 2012 Mr. Berry was co-recipient, with Leonard Cohen, of PEN New England's Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award.—
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For his invention, Hounsfield was named corecipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
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“Corecipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corecipient. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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