PENSIONER

pensioner, pensionary

(noun) the beneficiary of a pension fund

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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