"recipient" meaning in English

See recipient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ Forms: recipient [singular], recipients [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.
    Sense id: simple-recipient-en-noun-uUVcRQ~O
  2. A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.
    Sense id: simple-recipient-en-noun-o~xuaX0Q Categories (other): Medicine
  3. The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
    Sense id: simple-recipient-en-noun-U2NZTJpS Categories (other): Chemistry
     
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