Recipient
/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who receives.
nounA person receiving donor organs or tissues.
Sentence Examples
The largest recipient of Japan's ODA that year was China.
Write the recipient's name here, please.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was the first ____ of the new scholarship for outstanding students.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the award thanked her colleagues and mentors in a heartfelt acceptance speech.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And it [bribery and fraud] didn't stop there. Both Sir Winston Churchill and later Labour leader Michael Foot were allegedly regular recipients of private cheques that would have seen them summarily sacked in this present age of transparency."
— 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 52:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was the first ____ of the new scholarship for outstanding students.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the award thanked her colleagues and mentors in a heartfelt acceptance speech.