pensioner · noun — someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
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pensioner is pronounced /ˈpɛnʃənə/.
Etymology
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
noun
- Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
- Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.
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