Empfehlender

Empfehlender is a German noun meaning “one who recommends” or “a recommender.” It is derived from the verb empfehlen with the agent suffix -er, and denotes a person who gives recommendations or endorsements. The feminine form is Empfehlende, and the plural is Empfehlenden.

In usage, the term is relatively formal and not common in everyday speech. More typical alternatives include Empfehlungsgeber (the one who provides recommendations) or a simple description such as “eine Person, die eine Empfehlung ausspricht.” An example: Der Empfehlende rät dem Kunden dieses Produkt.

In contrast to everyday language, German technical and marketing contexts often prefer other expressions. In computing and data science, the standard term for a system that suggests items is Empfehlungssystem or Recommender-System; the noun Empfehlender is rarely used to describe such systems, which are usually referred to as the recommender or the recommendation engine in English, or simply als Empfehlungssystem auf Deutsch.

See also: empfehlen, Empfehlung, Empfehlungsgeber, Empfehlungssystem, Recommender-System.