pensioner

English

/ˈpɛnʃənɚ/, /ˈpɛnʃənə/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
  • (by extension) Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
  • (obsolete) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.

Etymology

Borrowed from pensionner derived from Old French pensionnier derived from Latin pēnsiōnārius suffix from English pension.

Origin

English

pension

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