Annuitant vs. Beneficiary — What's the Difference?

An annuitant is a person who is entitled to receive benefits from an annuity. The payout benefits for an annuitant are based on the person's life expectancy.

A beneficiary (also, in trust law, cestui que use) in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor. For example, the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance after the death of the insured.

One that receives or is qualified to receive an annuity.

One that receives a benefit

An officially retired US intelligence officer or other government employee who has been rehired on a contract basis for a specific assignment.

The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or trust.

The recipient of an annuity.

(Ecclesiastical) The holder of a benefice.

One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.

One who benefits or receives an advantage.

The recipient of an annuity

(legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.

(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.

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

Bestowed as a gratuity.

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

Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.

A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds.

One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.

The recipient of funds or other benefits

The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Having or arising from a benefice;