RECIPIENT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word recipient. (close relations)
Definition of RECIPIENT
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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 |