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RECIPIENT Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word recipient. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word recipient. (close relations)
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receiver
nounn
noun

• set that receives radio or tv signals

• (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

• earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

• a person who receives something

• the tennis player who receives the serve

• a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

addressee
nounn
noun

• one to whom something is addressed

assignee
nounn
noun

• (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

beneficiary
nounn
adjective

• having or arising from a benefice

noun

• the recipient of funds or other benefits

• the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

donee
nounn
noun

• the recipient of funds or other benefits

grantee
nounn
noun

• a recipient of a grant

• someone to whom the title of property is transferred

heir
nounn
noun

• a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

• a person who inherits some title or office

holder
nounn
noun

• a holding device

• a person who holds something

• the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it

legatee
nounn
noun

• someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

successor
nounn
noun

• a person who follows next in order

• a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

• a person who inherits some title or office

recipient role
nounn
noun

• the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Best Hypernyms For RECIPIENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for recipient, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
acquirer being creature entity human individual organism person
Phrases (2)
participant rolesemantic role

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