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Etymology

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From Middle High German enpfengære, enphengære, entvengære, equivalent to empfangen +‎ -er.

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpfɛŋɐ/
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Noun

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Empfänger m (strong, genitive Empfängers, plural Empfänger, feminine Empfängerin)

  1. agent noun of empfangen
    1. (person) receiver
    2. (apparatus) receiver
    3. (medicine) recipient (of blood or organ donation)
      Organempfänger.organ recipient.
    4. addressee
    5. receptor

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