pensioner
nounUK /ˈpɛnʃənə/ · US /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
Etymology From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
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.
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- Derived terms
- Chelsea pensioner, early retirement pensioner, gentleman-pensioner, Greenwich pensioner, nonpensioner, old-age pensioner, old age pensioner, pensionership