pensioner
[pen-shuh-ner]
noun
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
a hireling.
a student at Cambridge University who pays for his or her commons and other expenses, and is not supported by any foundation.
Obsolete. a gentleman-at-arms.
Origin of pensioner
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Contemporary Examples of pensioner
“As Muslims, we want it to be a mosque, but we also have to think of the foreigners and their rights,” said Asim Gur, a pensioner.
Dimitris Christoulas, the pensioner who took his life, summed up the sentiments of many in his chilling suicide note.
Greece’s Elections in May Will Not Solve the Country’s Many Crises Nor Heal DisunityBarbie Latza Nadeau
April 14, 2012
Unlike the NFL pensioner, Anthony has nothing to fall back on.
Historical Examples of pensioner
While Pensioner was saying this, he took the tongs and picked a live coal from the fire.
“He is a jolly boy,” said the pensioner to Paul's mother, as Paul left the room.
His mother and the Pensioner were sitting before the fire as he entered the house.
I have been his pensioner for nigh a year back: I am so still.
One Of ThemCharles James Lever
I suspect, however, that you will soon be freed from your pensioner.
pensioner
noun
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