Meaning & use
recipient
A person or thing that receives something, such as an award, gift, or message.
See it in a sentence
She was the recipient of a scholarship that covered her entire tuition.
The email's recipient never saw the message because it went to spam.
A note on using this word
Recipient is more formal than receiver and is common in official or written contexts like awards and organ transplants.
Words with a similar meaning
receiver
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Words with an opposite meaning
senderdonor
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