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Beneficiary vs Contributor - What's the difference?

beneficiary | contributor |

As nouns the difference between beneficiary and contributor

is that beneficiary is one who benefits or receives an advantage while contributor is a benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

As an adjective beneficiary

is holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.

beneficiary

English

Noun

(beneficiaries)
  • One who benefits or receives an advantage.
    • You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years. }}
  • (legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.
    • If any beneficiary''' does not survive the Settlor for a period of 30 days then the Trustee shall distribute that '''beneficiary'''’s share to the surviving '''beneficiaries by right of representation.

    Related terms

    * benefactor * benefactress

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • a feudatory or beneficiary king of England
  • Bestowed as a gratuity.
    • beneficiary gifts

    See also

    * (wikipedia "beneficiary")

    contributor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * contributour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
    • I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.
  • A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
    • He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.
  • A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
    • With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the indigenous gene pool.
  • A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
    • William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of the ''New York Times'' for many years.