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Kirk Franklin has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the Black Music Icon Award presented by the Black Music Collective.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Bill Lawrence, Scott Frank and Kathy McGee are already set as WGA East honorary award recipients.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Ahead of the 2025 ceremony, SAG previously announced Jane Fonda as the recipient of the Life Achievement Award for excellence in career accomplishments as an actor.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Allen Lazard was the recipient of this buzzer-beating 52-yard heave vs. Buffalo.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
Latin recipient-, recipiens, present participle of recipere
First Known Use
1558, in the meaning defined above
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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipient. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: one that receives
the recipient of many honors
recipient
adjective
Medical Definition
recipient
noun
re·cip·i·ent
ri-ˈsip-ē-ənt
: an individual who receives biological material (as blood or an organ) from a donor
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