recipient
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin stem of recipiens, present participle of recipere (“to receive”)
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[edit] Noun
recipient (plural recipients)
- One who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.
- (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
- The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
[edit] Translations
one who receives
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individual receiving donor organs or tissues
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[edit] See also
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[edit] Verb
recipient
- third-person plural future active indicative of recipiō
- "they will take back"
- "they will receive"