pensioner
Meaning
- (Canada, UK) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
- (broadly) Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- (UK, obsolete) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.
Synonyms
retired person
benefit recipient
recipient of payments
person in retirement
Translations
Rentner
pensionista
pensionato
retraité
pensioentrekker
pensionista
jubilatFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
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