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

That means that the state does not face the kind of upheaval recently experienced in a federal government shutdown, when employees were not paid, flights were cut at airports and recipients did not receive food benefits on time. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2025

Throw in a bottle of artisanal soy sauce ($19 for five hundred millilitres) from the cookbook author Clarissa Wei’s new brand, Heydoh, for your recipient to drizzle on their perfect, and perfected, rice. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

The mayor warned that SNAP recipients are facing another challenge next month, when the federal government tightens eligibility rules for food stamps. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025

The Purple Heart Trail is a network of roads, highways, bridges, and landmarks across the United States that are designated to honor Purple Heart recipients. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

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