recipient
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ / /ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
- receiving
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
- One who receives.
“the recipient of money or goods”
“My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.”
- A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
- The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.