I. -nt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin percipient-, percipiens, present participle of percipere to perceive — more at perceive
1. : one that perceives
2. : a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall — compare agent 2b
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin percipient-, percipiens, present participle of percipere
: capable of or characterized by perception : discerning
percipient critic
five percipient , satirical and compassionate tales — Anne Fremantle