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| Main Entry: | beneficiary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who gains, benefits |
| Synonyms: | heir, possessor, receiver, recipient, successor, almsperson, assignee, devisee, donee, grantee, heiress, inheritor, legatee, payee, stipendiary |
| Notes: | a benefactor is someone who provides a gift; a beneficiary is someone who receives benefits or favors |
| Antonyms: | giver, payer |
| Main Entry: | graduate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who completes education, pursuit |
| Synonyms: | alumnus, bachelor, doctor, master, product, recipient, Ph.D., alum, baccalaureate, collegian, diplomate, former student, grad, holder, licentiate |
| Antonyms: | undergraduate |
| Main Entry: | guest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person accommodated, given hospitality |
| Synonyms: | boarder, caller, client, companion, company, customer, frequenter*, habitué, inmate, lodger, mate, patron, recipient, renter, tenant, transient, visitor, bedfellow, ephemera, out-of-towner, partaker, roomer, sharer, sojourner, vacationer, visitant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | receptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open to new ideas |
| Synonyms: | accessible, alert, amenable, approachable, bright, favorable, friendly, hospitable, interested, observant, open, open-minded, perceptive, persuadable, pushover*, ready, recipient, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, sympathetic, acceptant, acceptive, influenceable, open to suggestions, quick on the uptake, suggestible, swayable, welcoming, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unreceptive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | receiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun1 |
| Definition: | one who receives |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, cashier, collector, customer, heir, recipient, subject, target, teller, trustee, acceptor, assignee, consignee, creditor, grantee |
| Main Entry: | mailing list |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | address list |
| Synonyms: | prospects, recipients, subscribers |
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| Main Entry: | receptacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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