According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
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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