Recipient

Noun1.recipient - a person who gets something
acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
addressee - one to whom something is addressed
annuitant - the recipient of an annuity
assignee - (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
beneficiary, donee - the recipient of funds or other benefits
borrower - someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
conferee - a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..."
consignee - the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
dependant, dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
grantee - a recipient of a grant
heir, heritor, inheritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
mandatary, mandatory - the recipient of a mandate
payee - a person to whom money is paid
protege - a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
sendee - the intended recipient of a message
transferee - (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
warrantee - a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States
2.recipient - the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
participant role, semantic role - an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence

 

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