pensioner
Americannoun
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a person who receives or lives on a pension.
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a person who works only for pay without regard to the value of the work; a hireling.
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a student at Cambridge University who pays the cost to dine in the commons and other expenses, and is not supported by any foundation.
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Obsolete. a gentleman-at-arms.
noun
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a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state
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a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another
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obsolete another name for gentleman-at-arms
Other Word Forms
- nonpensioner noun
- pensionership noun
Etymology
Origin of pensioner
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; from Anglo-French; pension, + -er 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The imprint was missing from a leaflet containing an open letter by a pensioner who had switched her support from Labour to Reform UK.
From BBC
There are nearly 100 of these "defined benefit" local government pension schemes across the UK with more than 7 million members or pensioners and over £400bn in assets.
From BBC
In the streets of Venezuela, ordinary people—delivery men and small-business owners, pensioners and vendors—said in interviews with The Wall Street Journal that they feel hopeful about the economy, their main concern.
Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.
From Barron's
From the outside, it's just a public leisure centre on the edge of town, with sprightly pensioners staying flexible in aerobics classes and excitable kids in for swimming lessons.
From BBC
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