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mittente

/mitˈtɛn.te/nounB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 16,072

Meaning

sender

  • the person or organisation sending a letter, parcel, email, or message

In a sentence

Ho ricevuto una busta senza l'indirizzo del mittente.

I received an envelope without the sender's address.

Non aprire le email se non conosci il mittente.

Do not open emails if you do not know the sender.

Il pacco è stato rispedito al mittente perché l'indirizzo era errato.

The parcel was returned to sender because the address was wrong.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
mittentesingular
mittentiplural

Usage notes

  • Invariable in form between genders: 'il mittente' (male sender), 'la mittente' (female sender).
  • The opposite is 'destinatario' (recipient/addressee).

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