noun
qualified person; eligible person
Refers to someone who meets the requirements for a role, position, or benefit. Often used in legal, administrative, or formal contexts.
この制度の適格者は、申請書を提出してください。
Those who are eligible for this system, please submit an application.
彼はその職務の適格者として認められた。
He was recognized as a qualified person for the position.
適任者 means a suitable person for a specific task or role, stressing aptitude rather than formal eligibility.
Compound of 適格 (qualification, eligibility) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for forming agent nouns.