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Recipient vs Sendee - What's the difference?

recipient | sendee | Synonyms |

Sendee is a synonym of recipient.



As nouns the difference between recipient and sendee

is that recipient is one who receives, such as one who receives money or goods while sendee is a person to whom something is sent.

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) ----

    sendee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person to whom something is sent
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=Mark Stevens, title=Serena Williams' success written, work=Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=Williams' press conference topics have been so wide and varied this week, her preferred "sendee " could be any one of Osama Bin Laden, the lead singer of Green Day, her sister Venus's dress designer or the head of her local Jehovah's Witness chapter. }}

    Synonyms

    * recipient

    Coordinate terms

    * sender

    Anagrams

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