pensioner
Plural: pensioners
Noun
- the beneficiary of a pension fund
- Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
- Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
Synonyms
pensionary, commoner, older adult, retiree, senior citizen
Scrabble Score: 11
pensioner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpensioner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pensioner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
pensioner: valid Words With Friends Word