pensionnaire

French

Etymology

pension +‎ -aire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛʁ/

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Noun

pensionnaire m or f (plural pensionnaires)

1. boarder; lodger
2. pensioner
3. boarder (someone in a boarding school)

Further reading

• “pensionnaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.