recipient

Definition

One who receives.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).

Example Sentences

• "the recipient of money or goods"
• "My e-mail never reached the intended recipient."
• "And it [bribery and fraud] didn't stop there. Both Sir Winston Churchill and later Labour leader Michael Foot were allegedly regular recipients of private cheques that would have seen them summarily sacked in this present age of transparency."

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