Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beneficiary

2 senses of beneficiary

Sense 1
beneficiary, donee -- (the recipient of funds or other benefits)
       => recipient, receiver -- (a person who receives something)

Sense 2
benefactive role, beneficiary -- (the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause)
       => semantic role, participant role -- ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)

Similarity of adj beneficiary

1 sense of beneficiary

Sense 1
beneficiary -- (having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron")