Definition of "recipient" []

• Functioning as a receiver; receptive. (adjective)
• One that receives or is receptive. (noun)
• One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor. (noun)

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• "Behind the smile on the face of the recipient is the brain thinking "Its true, Americans ARE clueless, what a dope.""
• "This morning, the 'fearless reporter' who is of course John Humphries, visited a London Hospital, which he described as the recipient of many millions of the cash donated by the taxpayer to the N.H.S., courtesy of the Labour Government."
• "Could a Hawaii "gambler" claim their expense instead as a gift, if the recipient is governmental or a non-profit?"