pensioner
Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pensionSomeone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
» She's a widow and a pensioner, and faces many hardships.
Він вдовець і пенсіонер, тому у нього складне життя.
Meaning
3 senses(Canada, UK)Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
Rentner, Rentnerin, Pensionär
пенсионе́рpensionér, пенсионе́ркаpensionérka
пенсіоне́рpensionér, пенсіоне́ркаpensionérka
(broadly)Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
(UK, obsolete)A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.
- the beneficiary of a pension fund
Examples
10 sentencesShe's a widow and a pensioner, and faces many hardships.
Він вдовець і пенсіонер, тому у нього складне життя.
The con artist victimizes elderly pensioners.
He may have grey hair, but he's not a pensioner yet.
deEr ist zwar grauhaarig, aber er ist noch kein Rentner.
The restaurant was full of pensioners taking advantage of the early-bird special.
Mary is a pensioner.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, frFrom Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
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Forms
plural: pensioners| Singular | pensioner |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- the beneficiary of a pension fund:pensionary