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pensioner

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pen·sion·er  (pnsh-nr)
n.
1. One who receives a pension.
2. One who is dependent on the bounty of another.
3. Obsolete
a. A gentleman-at-arms.
b. An attendant; a retainer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pensioner - the beneficiary of a pension fund
pensionary
beneficiary, donee - the recipient of funds or other benefits
old-age pensioner - an old person who receives an old-age pension
pensioner
noun senior citizen, retired person, retiree U.S. old-age pensioner, O.A.P.
Translations
Spanish pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] n (BRIT) → jubilado/a
French pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] pension n (Brit) → retraité(e)
German pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] pension (Brit) n → Rentner(in) m(f)
Italian pensioner [ˈpɛnʃənəʳ] n (BRIT) → pensionato/a
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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.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
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.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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