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Webster 1913 Edition
Pensioner
Pen′sion-er
,Noun.
1.
One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent.
The fickle
pensioners
of Morpheus’ train. Milton.
Old
pensioners
. . . of Chelsea Hospital. Macaulay.
2.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
3.
In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; – corresponding to
commoner
at Oxford. Ld. Lytton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pensioner
PEN'SIONER
,Noun.
1.
One who receives an annual allowance for services.2.
A dependant.3.
In the university of Cambridge, and in that of Dublin, an undergraduate or bachelor of arts who lives at his own expense.4.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend on the king of England, and receive a pension or an annual allowance of a hundred pounds. This band was instituted by Henry VII. Their duty is to guard the king's person in his own house.Definition 2024
pensioner
pensioner
English
Noun
pensioner (plural pensioners)
- Someone who lives on a pension.
- Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- (obsolete, Britain, Cambridge University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.
Translations
someone who lives on a pension
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someone at typical age for a pensioner
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