pensioner

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman pensionner, from Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. Surface etymology is pension +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnʃənə/
• Hyphenation: pen‧sion‧er

pensioner (plural pensioners)

1. Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

   Synonym: retiree

2. (by extension) Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.

   Synonyms: older adult, senior citizen

3. (obsolete, Britain, Cambridge University slang) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.

• perniones, ponerines

pensioner

1. indefinite plural of pension