mittente
sender
noun meet-TEN-teh Less Common
Origin: from Latin mittens 'sending'
Usage Note
Mittente is the sender of a letter or parcel, the opposite of destinatario ('addressee'). It is invariable in gender (a man or woman can be il/la mittente); a returned letter is stamped respinto al mittente ('return to sender').
Examples
"Il mittente ha dimenticato l'indirizzo."
Natural Translation
The sender forgot the address.
Literal Translation
The sender has forgotten the-address.
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