recipient

Plural: recipients

Noun

• a person who receives something
• the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• One who receives.
• A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
• The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

Adj

• receiving

Examples

• My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
• the recipient of money or goods

Synonyms

receiver, recipient role, accepter, accipient, acquirer, addressee, getter, obtainer, procurer, recipient, securer

Antonyms

giver

Related Words

receive, receiving