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Payer vs Recipient - What's the difference?

payer | recipient |

As a verb payer

is to pay.

As a noun recipient is

container, vessel, recipient.

payer

English

Alternative forms

* payor

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

    • Antonyms

    * payee

    Anagrams

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    recipient

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.
  • (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
  • (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

    • Usage notes

    "Recipient" is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals. "receiver" is used for insignificant items.

    See also

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