Pēn'sion-er, n.
n. 1. One to whom an annual sum of money is paid by government in consideration of past services; one who receives an annual allowance for services; a dependent. “The fickle pensioners of Morpheus’ train.” Milton.
Sense 2. [Fr. pensionnaire, one who pays for his board.] A student of the second rank, in the universities of Cambridge, England, and Dublin, who is not dependent on the foundation for support, but pays for his board and other charges;—corresponding to commoner at Oxford.
Sense 3. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend on the sovereign of England, and receive a pension or an annual allowance of a hundred pounds.