Re*cip"i*ent (?), n. [L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. r'ecipient. See Receive.]
A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still.
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Re*cip"i*ent, a.
Receiving; receptive.
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