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PENSIONARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who works only for money

Synonyms:

hireling; pensionary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pensionary" is a kind of...):

employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The beneficiary of a pension fund

Synonyms:

pensionary; pensioner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pensionary" is a kind of...):

beneficiary; donee (the recipient of funds or other benefits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pensionary"):

old-age pensioner (an old person who receives an old-age pension)

Derivation:

pension (grant a pension to)

Credits