Formal term for a person who receives something, often used in legal, economic, or abstract contexts such as benefits, rights, or services.
The number of recipients of welfare services is increasing year by year.
Beneficiaries of this system need to complete the application procedure.
Compound of 享受 (enjoyment, reception) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for forming agent nouns.