Assignee

/ˌæsɪˈniː/ noun

A person who is assigned something, especially someone who receives a legal right, property, or responsibility from another person.

From 'assign' plus the agent suffix '-ee' (the one receiving the action). This pattern creates pairs like 'employer/employee' where '-ee' marks the passive party.

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