pensioner
English
Alternative forms
- pencioner (obsolete)
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: pen‧sion‧er
Noun
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
Translations
someone who lives on a pension
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someone at typical age for a pensioner — see senior citizen
Swedish
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