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pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənə] n
1. a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state 2. a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another 3. (Historical Terms) Obsolete Brit another name for gentleman-at-arms ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
pensioner noun senior citizen, retired person, retiree (U.S.), old-age pensioner, O.A.P. the pensioners' fuel allowance Translations pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənər] n (British) → retraité(e) m/f pension fund n → caisse f de retraite pension plan n → plan m de retraite pension provider n (= company) → caisse f de retraite privée pension provision n (by state, employers) → prestations fpl de retraite pension scheme (mainly British) n → plan m de retraite pensioner pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] n → pensionato/a pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] n → pensionato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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First, then, the mistress of the house where these lovers had hitherto met, and who had been for some years a pensioner to that lady, was now become a methodist, and had that very morning waited upon her ladyship, and after rebuking her very severely for her past life, had positively declared that she would, on no account, be instrumental in carrying on any of her affairs for the future. And as if it were not enough to have aggrandized the Church, and deprived himself of friends, he, wishing to have the kingdom of Naples, divides it with the King of Spain, and where he was the prime arbiter in Italy he takes an associate, so that the ambitious of that country and the malcontents of his own should have somewhere to shelter; and whereas he could have left in the kingdom his own pensioner as king, he drove him out, to put one there who was able to drive him, Louis, out in turn. It was a subtle, intelligent, crafty-looking face, a sort of combined monkey and diplomat phiz, before whom the cardinal made three steps and a profound bow, and whose name, nevertheless, was only, "Guillaume Rym, counsellor and pensioner of the City of Ghent. |
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