recipient
n. countablen. a person or thing that receives something. You use this word when someone gets a letter, an award, or even a medical treatment.
n. a person or entity that receives something, such as a communication, payment, or medical procedure. Often used in formal or administrative contexts to specify the target of an action.
She was the lucky recipient of the first prize.
The hospital confirmed that the organ recipient is recovering well after the successful transplant surgery.
The university maintains a strict privacy policy regarding the personal data of every scholarship recipient to ensure their academic records remain confidential.
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
Commonly paired with the preposition 'of' to specify what was received.