Added 9 October 2026
pensioner
/ˈpɛnʃənə/ noun
Latin root: pēnsiōnārius Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pensioner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The beneficiary of a pension fund.
Origin
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
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