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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-sip-ee-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɪp i ənt |
Définition of recipient
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French récipient (16c.) and directly from Latin recipientem (nominative recipiens), present participle of recipere (see receive). As an adjective from 1610s. Related: Recipience; recipiency.
- noun receiver
- He leaned from the saddle to bring his recipient hand to a convenient distance.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- I was doomed to be the recipient of confidences, and to be confronted with unanswerable questions.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- He knew you then as something more than the recipient of his earnings.
- Extract from : « St. Patrick's Eve » by Charles James Lever
- Where it is assumed that the recipient will not want to read the letter.
- Extract from : « How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) » by Mary Owens Crowther
- He was, indeed, the recipient of other honours not often awarded for scientific distinction.
- Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
- She is to be the depository of all his secrets, and the recipient of all his thoughts.
- Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
- Thus far she had not been the recipient of an invitation to dine from a senior.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- He was invited to splendid feasts, and was the recipient of all sorts of gifts.
- Extract from : « Great Artists, Vol 1. » by Jennie Ellis Keysor
- But it flattered his vanity to be the recipient of such a great man's confidence.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- I, the recipient of the master's favors, an ingrate and a wretch!
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
Antonyms for recipient
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