modtager

Modtager is a Danish noun meaning the recipient or receiver of something, such as a letter, package, message, or signal. It is formed from the verb modtage (to receive) with the agent suffix -er, yielding a term comparable to the English “receiver” or “recipient.”

In postal and logistics contexts, modtager refers to the person or organization that receives mail or shipments, with the counterpart being afsender (sender). In modern, especially electronic, contexts you will encounter phrases such as modtageradresse (recipient address) and til modtageren (to the recipient). In telecommunications and electronics, modtager denotes the receiver in a transmitter–receiver arrangement, used to describe the component or entity that obtains a signal.

In everyday Danish, modtager is used to designate the person who receives something, and it can be employed in both concrete and abstract senses. Examples include “Jeg er modtager af brevet” (I am the recipient of the letter) and “Skriv til modtageren af nyheden” (Write to the recipient of the news). The term is neutral and widely understood across formal and informal registers, with common compound forms used to specify context.

See also: afsender, modtagelse, modtagelsesadresse, modtagerfelt.