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pen⋅sion⋅er

  [pen-shuh-ner]
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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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF; see pension, -er 2

Related forms:
pen⋅sion⋅er⋅ship, noun
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pen·sion·er   (pěn'shə-nər)   
n.  

  1. One who receives a pension.

  2. One who is dependent on the bounty of another.

  3. Obsolete

    1. A gentleman-at-arms.

    2. An attendant; a retainer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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