pensioner
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛnʃənə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: pen‧sion‧er
Noun
[edit]pensioner (plural pensioners)
- (chiefly UK, Canada) 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
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Welsh: pensiynwr
Translations
[edit]someone who lives on a pension
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someone at typical age for a pensioner — see senior citizen
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