corecipient

noun

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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