Pensioner

Pensioner
Pensioner Pen"sion*er, n. 1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent. [1913 Webster]

The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of [pounds]150 and two horses. [1913 Webster]

3. [Cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf. {Pensionary}, n.] In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]


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  • pensioner — index dependent, protégé Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pensioner — late 15c., from Anglo Fr. pensionner, from O.Fr. pensionnier (mid 14c.), from M.L. pensionarius, from pension (see PENSION (Cf. pension)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pensioner — [pen′shə nər] n. [ME < MFr pensionnier < ML pensionarius] 1. a person who receives a pension; pensionary 2. Obs. a gentleman at arms …   English World dictionary

  • Pensioner — In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom; someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an old age pensioner , or OAP. In the United… …   Wikipedia

  • pensioner */*/ — UK [ˈpenʃ(ə)nə(r)] / US [ˈpenʃ(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms pensioner : singular pensioner plural pensioners someone who receives a pension from the government after they reach the age when they are officially old enough to stop working …   English dictionary

  • pensioner — Commoner Com mon*er, n. 1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility. [1913 Webster] All below them [the peers] even their children, were commoners, and in the eye of the law equal to each other. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. A member… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pensioner — noun Pensioner is used after these nouns: ↑old age …   Collocations dictionary

  • pensioner — [[t]pe̱nʃənə(r)[/t]] pensioners N COUNT A pensioner is someone who receives a pension, especially a pension paid by the state to retired people. Syn: OAP …   English dictionary

  • pensioner — noun Syn: retired person, old age pensioner, OAP, senior citizen; N.Amer. senior, retiree …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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