pensioner
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pencioner (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. Surface etymology is pension + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənə/
- Hyphenation: pen‧sion‧er
Noun[edit]
pensioner (plural pensioners)
- Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
- Synonym: retiree
- (by extension) Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- Synonyms: older adult, senior citizen
- (obsolete, UK, Cambridge University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.
- Coordinate term: sizar
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
someone who lives on a pension
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someone at typical age for a pensioner — see senior citizen
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pensioner
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