consignee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

WordNet

Con`sign*ee" noun
Etymology
F. consign, p.p. of consigner.
Definitions
  1. The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor.
    Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise. De Colange.

Webster 1913