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recipient

re·cip·i·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sip-ee-uh nt]
    • /rɪˈsɪp i ənt/
    • /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sip-ee-uh nt]
    • /rɪˈsɪp i ənt/

Definitions of recipient word

  • noun recipient a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize. 1
  • adjective recipient receiving or capable of receiving. 1
  • noun recipient addressee, person sth is sent to 1
  • noun recipient person given an award 1
  • noun Technical meaning of recipient (communications)   One who receives; receiver. E.g. "No recipient of the e-mail message will know about the other addressees who were listed in the BCC header." 1
  • countable noun recipient The recipient of something is the person who receives it. 0

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Origin of recipient

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin recipient- (stem of recipiēns), present participle of recipere to receive; see -ent

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Parts of speech for Recipient

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recipient popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

recipient usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recipient

adj recipient

  • acceptive — ready or willing to accept
  • influenceable — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.

noun recipient

  • acceptor — the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature
  • alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
  • assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
  • baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
  • bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.

Antonyms for recipient

noun recipient

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