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

The current trophy, officially named the FIFA World Cup Trophy, has been used since 1974, when West Germany were the first recipients. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Rather than fund programs directly, the credit underwrites the capital those programs run on and asks recipients to keep that capital in service for 15 years. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

To be clear, not all recipients of this money have to be babies. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Merck’s drug is a recipient of the FDA commissioner’s ⁠National Priority ​Voucher program, which is intended to slash ​review periods of drugs that are critical to public health or national security. — CNN Money, 16 July 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