ASSIGNEE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("assignee" is a kind of...):

receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)

party (a person involved in legal proceedings)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

assign (transfer one's right to)