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recipient noun [ rɪˈsɪpɪənt ]

• a person or thing that receives or is awarded something.
• "the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize"
Similar: beneficiary, receiver, donee, giftee, legatee, grantee, devisee,
Opposite: donor,

recipient adjective

• receiving or capable of receiving something.
• "a recipient country"
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin recipient- ‘receiving’, from the verb recipere .


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