# pensioner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ · frequency rank #34,220

## Definitions
1. Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
2. Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
3. A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.

## Etymology
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **pension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pension-vs-pensioner)

## Common misspellings (13)
`epnsioner`, `penisoner`, `pennsioner`, `pensinoer`, `pensioenr`, `pensionerr`, `pensionner`, `pensionre`, `pensoiner`, `penssioner`, `pesnioner`, `pnesioner`, `ppensioner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pensioner