a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
<noun.person> [ adj ]
characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
<adj.all> clear mind a percipient author
Percipient \Per*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of percipere. See {Perceive}.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. --Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is percipient. --Glanvill.