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noun
1.
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
2.
a hireling.
3.
a student at Cambridge University who pays for his or her commons and other expenses, and is not supported by any foundation.
4.
Obsolete. a gentleman-at-arms.
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Pensioner
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| pensioner (ˈpɛnʃənə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state |
| 2. | a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another |
| 3. | obsolete (Brit) another name for gentleman-at-arms |
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