noun
- a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.
adjective
- receiving or capable of receiving.
noun
- a person who or thing that receives
adjective
- a less common word for receptive
n.1550s, from Middle French récipient (16c.) and directly from Latin recipientem (nominative recipiens), present participle of recipere (see receive). As an adjective from 1610s. Related: Recipience; recipiency. adj.
- Functioning as a receiver; receptive.
n.
- One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor.