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Pensioner

//ˈpɛnʃənɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension. Canada, UK
  2. 2
    the beneficiary of a pension fund wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person. broadly
  4. 4
    A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges. UK, obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.

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