pensioner
pronunciation
How to pronounce pensioner in British English:
UK [ˈpenʃənə(r)]
How to pronounce pensioner in American English:
US [ˈpenʃənər]
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- Noun:
- the beneficiary of a pension fund
Word Origin
- pensioner (n.)
- late 15c., from Anglo-French pensionner, from Old French pensionnier (mid-14c.), from Medieval Latin pensionarius, from pension (see pension (n.)).
Example
- 1. Now there are around 3.23 working people for every pensioner .
- 2. In short , every couple will be supporting a pensioner .
- 3. The approach is one of gordon brown 's policies that have undermined private pensions and created two pensioner nations .
- 4. Arputham ammal , a pensioner with curly silver hair and a wheezing cough , is an abolitionist .
- 5. An explosion o fmethane gas demolished a pensioner 's house on saturday .