PENSIONER
pensioner, pensionary
(noun) the beneficiary of a pension fund
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pensioner (plural pensioners)
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.
Anagrams
• perniones, ponerines
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"sion*er, n.
1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent. The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. Milton. Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital. Macaulay.
2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
3. Etym: [Cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf. Pensionary, n.]
Definition: In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford. Ld. Lytton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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