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pensioner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ (General-American)
• [ˈpɪ̟nʃənɚ] ~ [ˈpɪ̟nʃn̩ɹ̩] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
• [ˈpɛnʃənə] ~ [ˈpɛnʃn̩ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈpɛnʃənɚ] ~ [ˈpɛnʃn̩ɹ̩] (General-American)
• /ˈpɪnʃənɚ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
• /ˈpɛnʃənə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Canada, UK) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
2. (broadly) Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
3. (UK, obsolete, qualifier:Cambridge University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.

Forms

Coordinates

sizar

Deriveds

old-age pensioner · pensionership · nonpensioner · Chelsea pensioner · gentleman-pensioner · early retirement pensioner · old age pensioner · Greenwich pensioner

Descendants

pensiynwr

Synonyms

commoner · senior citizen · older adult · retiree

Translations (63)

it pensionato (someone who lives on a pension) · sl upokojenec (someone who lives on a pension) · cs důchodce (someone who lives on a pension) · et pensionär (someone who lives on a pension) · gl pensionista (someone who lives on a pension) · be пэнсiянэ́р (someone who lives on a pension) · lt pensininkas (someone who lives on a pension) · be пэнсiянэ́рка (someone who lives on a pension) · sh умировљѐнӣк (someone who lives on a pension) · dsb rentnaŕ (someone who lives on a pension) · es pensionista (someone who lives on a pension) · nn pensjonist (someone who lives on a pension) · sh umirovljènīk (someone who lives on a pension) · pt reformada (someone who lives on a pension) · hy թոշակառու (someone who lives on a pension) · el συνταξιούχος (someone who lives on a pension) · sv pensionär (someone who lives on a pension) · lt pensininkė (someone who lives on a pension) · uk пенсіоне́рка (someone who lives on a pension) · de Pensionärin (someone who lives on a pension) · uz nafaqaxoʻr (someone who lives on a pension) · cmn 領養老金的人 /领养老金的人 (someone who lives on a pension) · ga pinsinéir (someone who lives on a pension) · co pinsiunariu (someone who lives on a pension) · nb alderspensjonist (someone who lives on a pension) · ka პენსიონერი (someone who lives on a pension) · de Rentner (someone who lives on a pension) · pl emeryt (someone who lives on a pension) · cs důchodkyně (someone who lives on a pension) · pt reformado (someone who lives on a pension) · my ပင်စင်စား (someone who lives on a pension) · nn alderspensjonist (someone who lives on a pension) · ms pesara (someone who lives on a pension) · ru пенсионе́р (someone who lives on a pension) · de Pensionär (someone who lives on a pension) · be пенсіяне́рка (someone who lives on a pension) · id pensiunan (someone who lives on a pension) · de Rentnerin (someone who lives on a pension) · ko 연금수령자 (someone who lives on a pension) · uk пенсіоне́р (someone who lives on a pension) · sk dôchodca (someone who lives on a pension) · mk пензионер (someone who lives on a pension) · nb pensjonist (someone who lives on a pension) · pt aposentado (someone who lives on a pension) · fr retraitée (someone who lives on a pension) · fr retraité (someone who lives on a pension) · fi eläkeläinen (someone who lives on a pension) · hu nyugdíjas (someone who lives on a pension) · sh penziònēr (someone who lives on a pension) · ja 年金受給者 (someone who lives on a pension) · kk зейнеткер (someone who lives on a pension) · bg пенсионе́р (someone who lives on a pension) · ar مُتَقَاعِد (someone who lives on a pension) · sh penziònēr (someone who lives on a pension) · be пенсіяне́р (someone who lives on a pension) · pl emerytka (someone who lives on a pension) · da pensionist (someone who lives on a pension) · pt aposentada (someone who lives on a pension) · nl gepensioneerde (someone who lives on a pension) · nl pensionaris (someone who lives on a pension) · eo pensiulo (someone who lives on a pension) · pt pensionista (someone who lives on a pension) · ru пенсионе́рка (someone who lives on a pension)