Definition
A recipient is a person or thing that receives something, such as a gift, message, or award.
Etymology
From Latin *recipiens* (receiving), from *recipere* (to receive, to take back). It came into English through French with the sense of ‘one who receives.’
Kelly Says
You can see the ‘receive’ idea inside *recipient*—they’re on the getting end of something. In email, the ‘To:’ line is just the list of recipients your message is traveling toward.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
ontvanger
ont-VANG-er
ARالعربية
مستلم
mus-TA-lim
BGБългарски
получател
po-lu-cha-TEL
CACatalà
destinatari
des-ti-na-TA-ri
CSČeština
příjemce
przhee-YEM-tse
DADansk
modtager
mod-TAA-er
DEDeutsch
Empfänger
emp-FENG-er
ELΕλληνικά
παραλήπτης
pa-ra-LEEP-tees
ESEspañol
destinatario
des-ti-na-TA-rio
EUEuskara
hartzailea
hart-zai-le-a
FAفارسی
دریافت کننده
da-ryaaft konan-de
FISuomi
vastaanottaja
vas-taa-not-ta-ya
FRFrançais
destinataire
des-ti-na-TER
GLGalego
destinatario
des-ti-na-TA-rio
HIहिन्दी
प्राप्तकर्ता
praapt-kar-ta
HRHrvatski
primatelj
pri-ma-telj
HUMagyar
címzett
TSIM-zett
IDBahasa Indonesia
penerima
pe-ne-ri-ma
ITItaliano
destinatario
des-ti-na-TA-rio
LTLietuvių
gavėjas
ga-VAY-yas
LVLatviešu
saņēmējs
sa-nye-MAYS
MNМонгол
хүлээн авагч
khuleen avagch
MSBahasa Melayu
penerima
pe-ne-ri-ma
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ခံသူ
let-khan-thu
NLNederlands
ontvanger
ont-VANG-er
NONorsk
mottaker
mot-TAA-ker
PLPolski
odbiorca
od-BYOR-tsa
PTPortuguês
destinatário
des-ti-na-TA-rio
RORomână
destinatar
des-ti-na-TAR
RUРусский
получатель
po-lu-CHAT-el
SKSlovenčina
príjemca
przhee-YEM-tsa
SLSlovenščina
prejemnik
pre-yem-nik
SRСрпски
прималац
pri-ma-lats
SVSvenska
mottagare
mot-TAA-ga-re
SWKiswahili
mpokeaji
m-po-ke-A-ji
TAதமிழ்
பெறுநர்
pe-ru-nar
TEతెలుగు
స్వీకర్త
svee-kar-ta
UKУкраїнська
одержувач
o-der-zhu-vach
URاردو
وصول کنندہ
wu-sool kunan-da
VITiếng Việt
người nhận
nguoi nhan