Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that receives or is given something.
- noun One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.
- adjective Functioning as a receiver; receptive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Receiving; receptive; acting or serving as a receiver; capable of receiving or taking in.
- noun A receiver or taker; especially, one who receives or accepts something given or communicated; a taker of that which is offered or bestowed: as, recipients of charity or of public education; the recipients of the eucharist.
- noun That which receives; formerly, the receiver in an apparatus or instrument.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still.
- adjective Receiving; receptive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
receives , such as one who receives money or goods. - noun medicine An individual receiving donor
organs ortissues . - noun chemistry The portion of an
alembic or otherstill in which the distilled liquid is collected.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who receives something
- noun the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Behind the smile on the face of the recipient is the brain thinking "Its true, Americans ARE clueless, what a dope."
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This morning, the 'fearless reporter' who is of course John Humphries, visited a London Hospital, which he described as the recipient of many millions of the cash donated by the taxpayer to the N.H.S., courtesy of the Labour Government.
A Tangled Web Mike Cunningham 2010
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This morning, the 'fearless reporter' who is of course John Humphries, visited a London Hospital, which he described as the recipient of many millions of the cash donated by the taxpayer to the N.H.S., courtesy of the Labour Government.
A Tangled Web Mike Cunningham 2010
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So, the man passing El Segundo on to El Mayor has to make sure the recipient is well-prepared.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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He did miss the second part where you then point at the mess and the recipient is unclean.
Think Progress » Bush wipes his hand on Clinton’s shirt after shaking hands with Haitian residents. 2010
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Could a Hawaii "gambler" claim their expense instead as a gift, if the recipient is governmental or a non-profit?
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The recipient is selected by the Motionless Picture Association of America in consultation with its owners, Time Warner, Viacom, Fox, Sony, NBC Universal and Disney.
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EVERY entitlement program has a section entitled "Qualifications" that details how a recipient is to qualify for the program.
CNN Truth Squad: Will health bill pay for illegal immigrants? 2009
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If someone slaps another, the recipient is often motivated to respond with greater force.
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If someone slaps another, the recipient is often motivated to respond with greater force.
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