English > recipient: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who receives something. |
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| Synonym | receiver |
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| Narrower | addressee | One to whom something is addressed |
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| alienee, grantee | someone to whom the title of property is transferred |
| annuitant | The recipient of an annuity |
| assignee | (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred) |
| beneficiary, donee | The recipient of funds or other benefits |
| borrower | someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent |
| conferee | A person on whom something is bestowed |
| consignee | The person to whom merchandise is delivered over |
| dependant, dependent | A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) |
| grantee | A recipient of a grant / grant / grant |
| heir, inheritor, heritor | A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
| honoree | A recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments / accomplishments |
| host | (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor |
| mandatary, mandatory | The recipient of a mandate |
| payee | A person to whom money is paid |
| protege | A person who receives support / support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career |
| sendee | The intended recipient of a message |
| transferee | (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed |
| warrantee | A recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States |
| Broader | acquirer | A person who acquires something (usually permanently) |
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| Spanish | beneficiario, destinatario, ganador, receptora, receptor, titular |
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| Catalan | destinatari, receptor |
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| Verbs | receive | get something |
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