recipient role vs recipient

recipient role and recipient both are nouns.

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

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

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

recipient role (noun)	recipient (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