pensioner

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ UK /ˈpenʃənə/ See IPA manual

Freq #32720

Meanings

1

noun
a person who receives a pension, especially after retirement

The housing discount is available to every pensioner in the district.
2

noun
a person financially maintained by another and therefore regarded as dependent on that patron

Opponents dismissed the client king as a pensioner of the foreign court.
3

noun
at some British universities, a student who pays for tuition and maintenance rather than holding a scholarship

The register lists him as a pensioner rather than a scholar of the college.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who receives a... retireepension recipient

2 noun · a person financially... dependent stipendiary client

3 noun · at some british... commoner

Word family

Forms pensioners

Derived forms nonpensionerpensionership

Related forms pension retirement annuity stipend

Etymology

From Middle English pensioner, through Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pensionarius. It originally denoted anyone receiving a regular payment, which explains both the modern retiree and historical dependent senses.

Topics

People & Society

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# pensioner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpenʃənə/
**Frequency rank:** 32720

## Meanings
1. a person who receives a pension, especially after retirement
2. a person financially maintained by another and therefore regarded as dependent on that patron
3. at some British universities, a student who pays for tuition and maintenance rather than holding a scholarship

## Examples
- The housing discount is available to every pensioner in the district.
- Opponents dismissed the client king as a pensioner of the foreign court.
- The register lists him as a pensioner rather than a scholar of the college.

## Synonyms
- retiree
- pension recipient
- dependent
- stipendiary

## Derived Forms
- nonpensioner
- pensionership

## Related Forms
- pension
- retirement
- annuity
- stipend

## Etymology
From Middle English pensioner, through Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pensionarius. It originally denoted anyone receiving a regular payment, which explains both the modern retiree and historical dependent senses.

## Topics
- People & Society

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