odesílatel

Odesílatel is a Czech noun that denotes the person or entity that sends something, such as a letter, parcel, or electronic message. It is the equivalent of the English term "sender" and is commonly used in postal, logistical, and digital communication contexts. The word is formed from the verb odeslat (to send) with the agentive suffix -atel, yielding a masculine noun. The feminine form is odesílatelka, used when the sender is female.

In usage, odesílatel is typically contrasted with the recipient, or adresát/příjemce. In administrative and technical texts, fields labeled odesílatel identify the sender’s name and address in forms for mail, parcels, or electronic communications. In everyday language, odesílatel can refer to a person who dispatches a note, letter, or email, or more generally to the entity responsible for sending.

In Czech, the term appears across multiple registers—from everyday speech to official documentation and user interfaces for email and messaging. It functions as a standard occupational or role-based noun, with clear semantic relation to the action of sending and to the duties associated with producing or initiating correspondence or transmission of goods.

See also: adresát, příjemce, odesílatelka.