recipient
pronunciation
How to pronounce recipient in British English:
UK [rɪˈsɪpiənt]
How to pronounce recipient in American English:
US [rɪˈsɪpiənt]
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- Noun:
- a person who gets something
- the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Word Origin
- recipient (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Professionals thank others in a meaningful way that most benefits the recipient .
- 2. The transplant recipient 's body was prepared using radiotherapy and chemotherapy to suppress their own immune system .
- 3. " He was a passive recipient of information that he overheard , " mr blanchflower told the court .
- 4. The recipient would read the microdot with a special viewer .
- 5. But this help is attached to the condition that the recipient takes corrective action .