Meanings
nounconsignee (plural consignees)
plural consignees
- The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
- One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted.
The letter had been given to the two Englishmen by a good friend of theirs in London, who had been in America two years previously, and had singled out Mr. J. L. Westgate from the many friends he had left there as the consignee, as it were, of his compatriots.
1878, Henry James, An International Episode
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian получа́тел
- получа́тел (polučátel)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Catalan consignatari, consignatària
- consignatariThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- consignatàriaThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Chinese Mandarin 收貨人 /收货人, 收件人
- 收貨人 /收货人 (shōuhuòrén)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- 收件人 (shōujiànrén)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Czech příjemce, adresát
- příjemceThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- adresátThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Esperanto adresito
- adresitoThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Finnish saaja, vastaanottaja
- saajaThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- vastaanottajaThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
French destinataire, consignataire
- destinataireThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- consignataireThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
German Empfänger, Adressat
- EmpfängerThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- AdressatThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Greek παραλήπτης
- παραλήπτης (paralíptis)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Japanese 引受人, 荷受人
- 引受人 (hikiukenin)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- 荷受人 (niukenin)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- 受託者 (jutakusha)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Polish odbiorca
- odbiorcaThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Portuguese destinatário
- destinatárioThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Russian получа́тель, адреса́т
- получа́тель (polučátelʹ)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- адреса́т (adresát)The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Spanish destinatario
- destinatarioThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Turkish alıcı
- alıcıThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Vietnamese người nhận, người nhận hàng
- người nhậnThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
- người nhận hàngThe person to whom a shipment is to be delivered
Cite this entry
APA
consignee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignee
MLA
“consignee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consignee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignee.
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