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beneficiary - 8 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | beneficiary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who gains, benefits |
| Synonyms: | heir, possessor, receiver, recipient, successor, almsperson, assignee, devisee, donee, grantee, heiress, inheritor, legatee, payee, stipendiary |
| Notes: | a benefactor is someone who provides a gift; a beneficiary is someone who receives benefits or favors |
| Antonyms: | giver, payer |
| Main Entry: | domestic partner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | live-in significant other |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, companion, lover, partner, spouse, cohabitant, housemate, longtime companion |
| Main Entry: | heir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who inherits possessions |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, scion, successor, crown prince/princess, devisee, grantee, heritor, inheritor, next in line |
| Antonyms: | heiress |
| Main Entry: | successor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heir |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, descendant, follower, replacement, scion, heritor, inheritor, next in line |
| Main Entry: | pensioner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retired person |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, dependent, grantee |
| Main Entry: | possessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | owner |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, buyer, heir, landlord, lessee, master, occupant, partner, proprietor, purchaser, retainer, trustee, heiress, holder, inheritor, laird, landlady, landowner, legatee, occupier, proprietress |
| Main Entry: | receiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun1 |
| Definition: | one who receives |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, cashier, collector, customer, heir, recipient, subject, target, teller, trustee, acceptor, assignee, consignee, creditor, grantee |
| Main Entry: | bearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who requests payment of bill |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, collector, casher, consignee, payee |
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