recipient

noun

re·​cip·​i·​ent ri-ˈsi-pē-ənt How to pronounce recipient (audio)
: one that receives : receiver
recipient adjective

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The production follows the heart of a late young surfer on its 24-hour lifesaving journey to a new recipient. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 Kiss co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley — who will be among this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients after Donald Trump‘s takeover and populist revamping there — haven’t had much to say about the president during his second term. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025 The Sustainability Awards 2025 by JWA recipients are as follows: Environmental Stewardship Award: Hari Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd Established in 1992 in Mumbai, Hari Krishna Exports has diamond manufacturing operations in Surat. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Past recipients of the Founders Award include Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, J.J. Abrams, Jesse Armstrong, Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy and David E. Kelley. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recipient

Word History

Etymology

Latin recipient-, recipiens, present participle of recipere

First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recipient was in 1558

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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

recipient

noun
re·​cip·​i·​ent ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt How to pronounce recipient (audio)
: one that receives
the recipient of many honors
recipient adjective

Medical Definition

recipient

noun
re·​cip·​i·​ent ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt How to pronounce recipient (audio)
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor

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