RECIPIENT
recipient, receiver
(noun) a person who receives something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
recipient (plural recipients)
One who receives.
(medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
(chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Usage notes
"Recipient" is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals. "receiver" is used for insignificant items.
Adjective
recipient (not comparable)
receiving
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cip"i*ent, n. Etym: [L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. récipient. See Receive.]
Definition: A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still.
Re*cip"i*ent, a.
Definition: Receiving; receptive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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