consignee

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

The recalled products were distributed to one consignee in Wisconsin.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2024

The shipping manifest quoted by the BBC is ambiguous at best � and does say that the consignee is Kenya's Ministry of Defense.

From Time Magazine Archive

"My point is that that manifest doesn't support definitively one or the other except to say that the consignee is the Ministry of Defense in Kenya."

From Time Magazine Archive

While the railroads are fairly abundant these local agencies continue to thrive because delivery can be made directly to the consignee and delivery at the exact time and place is more certain.

From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth