Noun
- 1. beneficiary, donee, recipient, receiver
- usage: the recipient of funds or other benefits
- 2. benefactive role, beneficiary, semantic role, participant role
- usage: the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Adjective
- 1. beneficiary
- usage: having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
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