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pensioner

/ˈpɛnʃənə/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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