- pensioner
- pensioner late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. pensionner, from O.Fr. pensionnier (mid-14c.), from M.L. pensionarius, from pension (see PENSION (Cf. pension)).
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pensioner — pen‧sion‧er [ˈpenʆnə ǁ ər] noun [countable] someone who is receiving a retirement pension: • The increase will particularly affect pensioners and those on low incomes. * * * pensioner UK US /ˈpenʃənər/ noun [C] (UK ► someone who receives a… … Financial and business terms
Pensioner — Pen sion*er, n. 1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent. [1913 Webster] The fickle pensioners of Morpheus train. Milton. [1913 Webster] Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. One of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pensioner — index dependent, protégé Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pensioner — [pen′shə nər] n. [ME < MFr pensionnier < ML pensionarius] 1. a person who receives a pension; pensionary 2. Obs. a gentleman at arms … English World dictionary
Pensioner — In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom; someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an old age pensioner , or OAP. In the United… … Wikipedia
pensioner */*/ — UK [ˈpenʃ(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈpenʃ(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms pensioner : singular pensioner plural pensioners someone who receives a pension from the government after they reach the age when they are officially old enough to stop working … English dictionary
pensioner — Commoner Com mon*er, n. 1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility. [1913 Webster] All below them [the peers] even their children, were commoners, and in the eye of the law equal to each other. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. A member… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pensioner — noun Pensioner is used after these nouns: ↑old age … Collocations dictionary
pensioner — [[t]pe̱nʃənə(r)[/t]] pensioners N COUNT A pensioner is someone who receives a pension, especially a pension paid by the state to retired people. Syn: OAP … English dictionary
pensioner — noun Syn: retired person, old age pensioner, OAP, senior citizen; N.Amer. senior, retiree … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
