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Definition of recipient - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
receiver endperson who receives something
- The recipient of the award was very grateful.
2.
medicalTECH. person receiving donor organs or tissuesTECH.
- The recipient underwent a successful heart transplant.
3.
technologyTECH. part of a device that receives signalsTECH.
- The radio's recipient was damaged and couldn't receive any signals..
Expressions with recipient
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name of the person receiving something
Please write the recipient name on the envelope.
country that receives money goods or help from other countries or groups
The recipient country used the aid to rebuild damaged roads and schools.
person with blood type AB+ receiving any blood type
The patient was a universal recipient, so the transfusion was easy.
person who receives something with others
She was a co-recipient of the science prize.
the one who passively receives an action
In the sentence 'She gave him a book', 'him' is the recipient role.
Origin of recipient
Latin, recipere (to receive)
Terms with recipient included in their meaning
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transportation
brought to a destination or recipient
communication
email sent to another recipient
recipient
person who gets something
loan recipient
one who takes something temporarily with the intention of returning it
food
meal provided at no cost to the recipient
recipient
person awarded a medal
unanswered call
call not answered by the recipient
unfamiliar phone
phone number not recognized by the recipient
phone
phone number hidden from the recipient
receiving
being the recipient of something given
email subject line
used to specify the recipient in email subject
communication
the position of being the recipient of something
recipient
person who has received a scholarship
prepaid mail
prepaid envelope with recipient's address
wrong recipient
given to the wrong person or place
logistics
transport and handover of tangible goods to a customer or recipient
award recipient
having won a prize or prizes
company payout
part of earnings given out to owners, workers or another recipient
mailing
write recipient details on an item before sending
linguistics
indicating a recipient or target
instruction to check
instructs recipient to look at the files sent with message
prank call
telephone call intended to disturb or annoy the recipient
commerce
ultimate recipient of goods in international trade
unknown recipient
way to send a message without knowing the recipient
Examples of recipient in a sentence
Each recipient of the scholarship must maintain a high GPA. The recipient is recovering well after the kidney transplant. Doctors prepared the recipient for the organ donation. The recipient in the device needed replacement. A malfunction in the recipient caused the signal loss.
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- French:bénéficiaire, receveur, ...
- German:Empfänger, Signalempfänger, ...
- Italian:destinatario, ricevitore, ...
- Spanish:receptor, paciente receptor, ...
- Portuguese:recetor, receptor, ...
- Chinese:接收者, 接受者, ...
- Japanese:受取人, レシピエント, ...
- Arabic:مستلم, مستفيد, ...
- Hebrew:מְקַבֵּל, מְקַלֵּט, ...
- Russian:получатель, реципиент, ...
- Ukrainian:отримувач, реципієнт, ...
- Hindi:प्राप्तकर्ता, अंग प्राप्तकर्ता, ...
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