beneficiary vs receiver

receiver vs beneficiary

beneficiary and receiver both are nouns.

beneficiary is an adjective but receiver is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beneficiary	Yes	Yes	No	No
receiver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receiver is a hypernym of beneficiary; that is, receiver is a word with a broader meaning than beneficiary:

beneficiary: the recipient of funds or other benefits
receiver: a person who receives something

Other hypernyms of beneficiary include recipient.

beneficiary (noun)	receiver (noun)
the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause	set that receives radio or tv signals
the recipient of funds or other benefits	earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
	a person who receives something
	(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
	a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
	the tennis player who receives the serve

beneficiary (adjective)	receiver (adjective)
having or arising from a benefice

Difference between beneficiary and receiver

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