Noun: recipient ri'si-pee-unt
- A person who receives something
"The recipient of the award gave a heartfelt acceptance speech";
- receiver
- The semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
"In 'I sent a letter to my sister,' 'my sister' has the recipient role";
- recipient role
Derived forms: recipients
Type of: acquirer, participant role, semantic role