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pensioner

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As a noun, pensioner means someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

Meanings of pensioner

4 meanings

noun

  1. Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

  2. Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.

  3. The beneficiary of a pension fundperson

    Similar: pensionary
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. obsoleteUKcambridge universityA student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.

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pensioner around the world

UKA student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the beneficiary of a pension fund

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