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co·re·cip·i·ent | \ (ˌ)kō-ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt 
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\variants:
or co-recipient
plural corecipients or co-recipients
Definition of corecipient
: 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.— Mark Feeney
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The first known use of corecipient was in 1849
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