noun
recipient
A1
'Empfänger' (der) means recipient or receiver, someone who receives mail, parcels, payments, or messages. It's a masculine noun: der Empfänger; plural 'die Empfänger'. Genitive singular is 'des Empfängers'. No irregular plural; commonly used in postal, banking and messaging contexts. Also used for electronic recipients like email.
Examples
Bitte schreiben Sie den Empfänger auf den Brief.
Please write the recipient on the letter.
Der Empfänger des Pakets war nicht zu Hause.
The recipient of the package was not at home.
Der Kurier suchte den Empfänger, obwohl die Adresse unvollständig war.
The courier looked for the recipient even though the address was incomplete.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture an envelope addressed to the 'Empfänger' with a stamp
Sounds like 'em-fayng-er' — imagine someone who 'receives' (a receiver)
der = think 'der Empfänger' (masculine) — a male-sounding '-er' noun often is 'der'