pensioner
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who is at the age at which one.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɛnʃənɚ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
chiefly ukcanada
Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
The beneficiary of a pension fund
by extension
Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
Used this way, pensioner is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- pensionary , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An old person who receives an old-age pension.
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Synonyms
Sense: someone who lives on a pension
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