recipient vs recipient role

recipient and recipient role both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recipient	Yes	No	No	No
recipient role	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recipient and recipient role are synonyms defined as:

recipient and recipient role: the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

recipient (noun)	recipient role (noun)
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause	the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
a person who receives something