Recipient synonyms

rĭ-sĭp'ē-ənt

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donee
The recipient of a gift.
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heir
One who receives or is expected to receive a heritage, as of ideas, from a predecessor.
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object
(Computing) In object-oriented programming, an instantiation of a class or structure.
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conferree
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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taking
Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.
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sender (related)
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getting
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on-the-receiving-end
(Idiomatic) being the victim of an unpleasant action
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legatee
The inheritor of a legacy.
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winner
One who has won or often wins.
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receiving (related)
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beneficiary (related)
One that receives a benefit:
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awardee
The recipient of an award.
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addressee (related)
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cardholder (related)
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receiver
In criminal law, a receiver is one who accepts or obtains possession of goods that are known to be stolen, and as such is in turn a violator of the law. See also liquidate and fence.
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recipient role
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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donor (related)
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applicant (related)
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purchaser (related)
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Find another word for recipient. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for recipient, like: donee, heir, object, conferree, taking, sender, getting, on-the-receiving-end, legatee, winner and receiving.
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Recipient Sentence Examples

  • He has also been the recipient of many foreign orders.

  • Unless there be faith in the recipient, an understanding of the meaning of the sacrament and an acceptance of it, it is valueless or harmful.

  • He was the recipient of nearly every academic distinction that can be conferred upon an eminent man of science.

  • He was continually employed on diplomatic errands until 1455, when, owing apparently to ill-health, he received apartments in the palace of the counts of Hainaut at Salle-le-Comte, Valenciennes, with a con siderable pension, on condition that the recipient should put in writing "choses nouvelles et morales," and a chronicle of notable events.

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