pensioner

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

retraité

pensionnaire

pensionné

retraitée

titulaire

pension

pensionnée

rente

Synonymes

retiree

pensionary

retired person

benefit recipient

vet

veteran

gentleman-at-arms

recipient of payments

person in retirement

stipendiary

hireling

mercenary

boarder

Traductions

Rentner

pensionista

pensionato

Pensionär

Rentnerin

gepensioneerde

pensioentrekker

pensionista

jubilado

jubilat

Ruheständler

Pensionist

retirat

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɛnʃənɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pensioner

In summary

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