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consignee
[ kon-sahy-nee, -si-, kuhn-sahy- ]
consignee
/ ˌɒԲɪˈԾː /
noun
- a person, agent, organization, etc, to which merchandise is consigned
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Example Sentences
Police said they were seeking a man called Wilmane Jean, who is named in the customs data as the consignee for the shipment - the person responsible for receiving it.
The recalled products were distributed to one consignee in Wisconsin.
We followed the man inside and watched as he posted at least 15 parcels to different consignees around the world.
"Once the cargo is on the ship there is not much a shipper or consignee can do to change that individual vessel's ETA."
His comments on Monday relate to containers shipped to the capital, Manila, by a private Canadian-based company and its Philippines-based consignees.
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