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recipient

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ / /ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/

adj

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

  1. receiving

noun

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

  1. One who receives.

    the recipient of money or goods

    My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.

  2. A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
  3. The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.