HOW TO PRONOUNCE
recipient
/ɹəˈsɪpiənt/
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What does recipient mean?
noun
- One who receives.
- A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
- The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
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adjective
- receiving
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹəˈsɪpiənt/
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Then he was made the recipient of all her woes, and he had to plead her case with Polly.
In order to get the highest enjoyment, the faculties must be alert, and not be lulled into a mere recipient dullness.
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Almost before he had ceased speaking, Oak was seized with a misgiving as to whose ear was the recipient of his answer.
This entourage and the habit of fasting from books and newspapers were quite enough to make her a facile recipient of any marvellous story.
If a person appears to you dressed in linen garments, you will shortly be the recipient of joyful tidings in the nature of an inheritance.