pensioner

[ pen-shuh-ner ]

/ ˈpɛn ʃə nər /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

beneficiary, dependent, grantee

Nearby words

Origin of pensioner

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French; see pension, -er²

Related formspen·sion·er·ship, nounnon·pen·sion·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for 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.
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Dimitris Christoulas, the pensioner who took his life, summed up the sentiments of many in his chilling suicide note.
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Unlike the NFL pensioner, Anthony has nothing to fall back on.
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My belief is, I could follow my husband still on a campaign, if he were a warrior instead of a pensioner.'
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith

I have thought I divined that he is a pensioner of yours, and sometimes a straightened one.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various
But, madam, a pensioner on my wife, bringing next to nothing to the common estate!
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
Near the entrance, on the right, is the tomb of Simon Box, the first pensioner there buried in 1692.
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A pensioner inveighs against pensions; and a bankrupt preaches public œconomy.
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British Dictionary definitions for pensioner

pensioner

/ (ˈpɛnʃənə) /

noun

a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state

a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another

obsolete, British another name for gentleman-at-arms

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Word Origin and History for pensioner

pensioner

late 15c., from Anglo-French pensionner, from Old French pensionnier (mid-14c.), from Medieval Latin pensionarius, from pension (see pension (n.)).