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What is the difference between receiver and recipient?

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Recipient is a synonym of receiver.



As nouns the difference between receiver and recipient

is that receiver is a person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something while recipient is one who receives, such as one who receives money or goods.

receiver

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.
  • # A trustee appointed to hold and administer property involved in litigation.
  • # A person appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
  • # A person who accepts stolen goods.
  • # Any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound or vision.
  • ## A telephone handset.
  • # (label) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
  • # (label) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
  • # An element of a mechanical or other system or device designed to accept another element.
  • ## (firearms) The part of a firearm containing the action.
  • ## A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
  • ## A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.
  • Derived terms

    * receivership

    Synonyms

    * recipient (more formal, usually referring to one who receives such things as an award or medal)

    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

    * (Still) ----