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recipient
noun
a
person
who
receives
something
such
as
a
gift
,
letter
,
payment
,
or
award
.
•
The
mail
carrier
handed
the
package
to
its
eager
recipient
.
The
mail
carrier
handed
the
package
to
its
eager
recipient
.
•
At
the
award
ceremony
,
the
principal
proudly
shook
hands
with
the
scholarship
recipient
.
At
the
award
ceremony
,
the
principal
proudly
shook
hands
with
the
scholarship
recipient
.
Mid-17th
century
from
Latin
recipiens
,
recipient-
‘
receiving
’,
from
recipere
‘
receive
’.
noun
in
linguistics
,
the
person
,
group
,
or
thing
that
receives
something
in
an
action
;
the
indirect-object
role
in
a
sentence
.
•
In
the
sentence
“
She
gave
him
a
book
,” “
him
”
is
the
recipient
.
In
the
sentence
“
She
gave
him
a
book
,” “
him
”
is
the
recipient
.
•
Many
languages
mark
the
recipient
with
a
special
dative
case
ending
.
Many
languages
mark
the
recipient
with
a
special
dative
case
ending
.
Same
origin
as
general
noun
sense
;
extended
in
the
20th
century
to
linguistic
theory
.
adjective
receiving
or
able
to
receive
something
.
•
The
surgeon
inspected
the
recipient
tissue
before
starting
the
transplant
.
The
surgeon
inspected
the
recipient
tissue
before
starting
the
transplant
.
•
Aid
organizations
focus
on
helping
recipient
nations
develop
sustainable
infrastructure
.
Aid
organizations
focus
on
helping
recipient
nations
develop
sustainable
infrastructure
.
Derived
from
Latin
recipient-
‘
receiving
’;
in
English
used
as
an
adjective
from
the
17th
century
.
