pensioner
Americannoun
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a person who receives or lives on a pension.
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a person who works only for pay without regard to the value of the work; a hireling.
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a student at Cambridge University who pays the cost to dine in the commons and other expenses, and is not supported by any foundation.
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Obsolete. a gentleman-at-arms.
noun
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a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state
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a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another
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obsolete another name for gentleman-at-arms
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Origin of pensioner
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; from Anglo-French; pension, + -er 2 ( def. )
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Pensioner Neonila said Ukrainians had "adapted" to the power outages, living by candlelight and with flashlights on their phones.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Pensioner Daphne Wood said she liked to keep her back door open when cooking, but bees came into the kitchen.
From BBC • May 20, 2025
Pensioner Anna is queuing up outside the church.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024
Pensioner Valeriy Beliankyn, out for a morning stroll near a gold-domed monastery in central Kyiv, said he wasn’t worried about Prigozhin’s exile to Belarus, whose border lies less than 100 miles from the Ukrainian capital.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2023
The people called him “Old Pensioner Parker,” for he fought at Bunker Hill, and received a pension from government.
From Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine by Hamilton, Gail
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