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beneficiary
A person who gains an advantage, profit, or benefit from a situation, development, or from owning or having access to something.
Die Kinder sind die eigentlichen Nutznießer der neuen Spielplätze in der Stadt.
The children are the real beneficiaries of the new playgrounds in the city.
beneficiary
In the legal sense, a person who has the right to use someone else's property, such as a plot of land or assets, and to receive the income from it without being the owner.
Laut Testament ist sie die Nutznießerin des Anwesens, darf es aber nicht verkaufen.
According to the will, she is the beneficiary of the estate, but she is not allowed to sell it.
The word consists of 'Nutzen' (benefit) and 'nießen', an old form of 'genießen' (to enjoy). A 'Nutznießer' (beneficiary) is therefore literally someone who enjoys the benefit of something.
Er war der alleinige Nutznießer des Vertrags.
He was the sole beneficiary of the contract.
To say what someone benefits from, German usually uses the genitive or the preposition 'von' with the dative. For example: 'der Nutznießer der Reform' (the beneficiary of the reform) or 'der Nutznießer von der Situation' (the beneficiary of the situation).
Die Aktionäre waren die Hauptnutznießer des gestiegenen Aktienkurses.
The shareholders were the main beneficiaries of the rising share price.
Common combinations are 'Nutznießer der Krise' (beneficiary of the crisis), 'Nutznießer der Entwicklung' (beneficiary of the development), or 'Nutznießer der Politik' (beneficiary of the policy). The word can have a slightly negative connotation when someone benefits without any effort of their own.
Einige Unternehmen waren die großen Nutznießer der Pandemie.
Some companies were the big beneficiaries of the pandemic.
The legal meaning is used almost exclusively in legal specialist language, especially in wills, contracts, and inheritance matters.
Im Testament wurde ihr Sohn als Nutznießer des gesamten Vermögens eingesetzt.
In the will, her son was named as the beneficiary of the entire estate.
winner
Both words refer to someone who gains an advantage from a situation. Gewinner sounds more general and often positive, while Nutznießer places greater emphasis on the benefit or profit received. Use Gewinner when the advantage is the focus, and Nutznießer when the emphasis is on benefiting from something.
Der kleine Verein ist Nutznießer der neuen Förderung und erhält daraus finanzielle Vorteile.
The small organization is a beneficiary of the new funding and gains financial advantages from it.
Der kleine Verein gilt als Gewinner der neuen Förderung, weil sie seine Arbeit verbessert.
The small organization is considered a winner from the new funding because it has improved its work.
