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PENSIONARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who works only for money
Synonyms:
hireling; pensionary
Classified under:
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)
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