noun
recipient of a decoration; decorated person
Formal term for someone who has received a medal or order of merit. Used in official contexts.
今年の叙勲者は、長年の功績が認められた方々です。
This year's recipients of decorations are people whose long years of service have been recognized.
彼は文化勲章の叙勲者として知られている。
He is known as a recipient of the Order of Culture.
受章者 is a more general term for a medal recipient, while 叙勲者 specifically refers to recipients of orders of merit.
Compound of 叙勲 (conferring a decoration) + 者 (person).