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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpfänger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Empfaenger
"Der Empfänger des Pakets wurde benachrichtigt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that receives something.
"The recipient of the award expressed gratitude during the ceremony." - 2
In a medical context, a person who receives an organ or tissue transplant.
"The recipient of the heart transplant is recovering well."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'recipient' originates from the Latin 'recipere', meaning 'to receive'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote a person who receives something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recipient" is said worldwide
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destinataire
Transliteration: deh-stee-na-tair
"Le destinataire du colis a été informé."
Empfänger
Transliteration: Empfaenger
"Der Empfänger des Pakets wurde benachrichtigt."
destinatario
Transliteration: deh-stee-nah-tah-ree-oh
"Il destinatario della lettera è in viaggio."
destinatario
Transliteration: des-ti-na-ta-rio
"El destinatario del mensaje no respondió."
destinatário
Transliteration: des-ti-na-ta-ri-o
"O destinatário da encomenda foi notificado."
प्रापक
Transliteration: praapak
"पैकेज का प्रापक सूचित किया गया।"
接收者
Transliteration: jiē shōu zhě
"包裹的接收者已被通知。"
수신자
Transliteration: susinja
"소포의 수신자가 통보받았습니다."
受取人
Transliteration: uketorinin
"荷物の受取人に通知されました。"
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