English Explanatory Dictionary

pensioner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
  2. Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
  3. A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ /ˈpɛnʃənə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pensioner.wav

Word forms

pensioner pensioners pencioner

Etymology

From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.

Synonyms

retiree older adult senior citizen commoner

Derived words

Chelsea pensioner early retirement pensioner gentleman-pensioner Greenwich pensioner nonpensioner old-age pensioner old age pensioner pensionership
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