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Noun: recipient  ri'si-pee-unt
  1. A person who receives something
    - receiver
     
  2. The semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
    - recipient role

Derived forms: recipients

Type of: acquirer, participant role, semantic role