Synonyms for recipient
Definitions
- n. 1
One who receives.
the recipient of money or goods
Forms
- Plural
- recipients → receivers, addressees, beneficiaries, acquirers…
Example sentences
- receiver Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
- beneficiary Can I write the name of the beneficiary in Russian?
- addressee On the envelope was stamped "Addressee has moved."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| recipient | steady | |
| receiver | steady | |
| beneficiary | steady | |
| addressee | rising | |
| procurer | steady | |
| accepter | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- getter2, sendee
- 8 letters
- receiver3, acquirer4, procurer3, accepter, obtainer
- 9 letters
- addressee3, accipient
- 11 letters
- beneficiary6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (getter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- destinataire
- Italiano
- destinatario
- Deutsch
- Empfänger