Dictionary Definition
recipient
Noun
1 a person who gets something [syn: receiver]
2 the semantic role of the animate entity that is
passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the
clause [syn: recipient
role]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
Translations
One who receives, such as one who receives money
or goods
- Czech: příjemce
- Finnish: vastaanottaja
- Slovene: prejemnik , prejemnica
An individual receiving donor organs or tissues
- Finnish: vastaanottaja
- Slovene: prejemnik , prejemnica
French
Etymology
From Latin recipiens, present participle of recipere from re- + capere "to catch." Cognate with English recipient "receiver," Italian, Spanish recipiente "vessel"Noun
récipientExtensive Definition
A recipient is defined as an entity which
receives a good or service. The entity can be a person, a group of
persons, a company, an organization, or a government.
In certain countries, the term is commonly, but
not exclusively, used to refer to an entity which receives some
sort of recognition, such as an award or a medal, or an entity who receives a
gift.
Common uses
- A recipient of an award or medal.
- A recipient, or beneficiary, of United States federal assistance, also known as federal aid.
- A recipient of student financial aid, such as scholarships.
- A universal recipient, a person who has AB positive blood type and so can generally accept a blood donation from anyone.
- A recipient of a disease from a carrier
List of recipients
The following articles are lists of recipients of a certain item:General
Awards and recognition
The following articles are lists of recipients of awards, medals, or any other type of public recognition, which can also be referred to as laureate:International
United States
Australia
Military decoration
United States
recipient in Slovak: Recipient
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accepter, acquirer, addressee, admissible, admissive, admissory, audience, auditor, beholder, beneficiary, consignee, getter, hearer, heir, heiress, holder, hospitable, imbibitory, ingestive, intromissive, intromittent, invitatory, inviting, legatee, listener, looker, obtainer, open, payee, procurer, receivable, receiver, receiving, receptible, receptive, spectator, taker, trustee, viewer, welcoming