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Synonyms for recipient


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
Example sentences :
  • 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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