- a person who receives something
- recipients of awards
Extra Examples- I was the grateful recipient of a helping hand from a total stranger.
- He was a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize.
- He was the recipient of a distinguished service award.
- Our 1 000th member will be the lucky recipient of a mystery gift.
- She was not the intended recipient of the reward.
- We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
- matching a donor kidney with the most suitable recipient
- the ultimate recipient of the money
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- largest
- main
- major
- …
- recipient of
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin recipient- ‘receiving’, from the verb recipere.Want to learn more?
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