pensionnaire

Meaning

Noun

  • Someone receiving a pension.
  • Someone who boards at a lodging-house, school, or other institution; a boarder, especially in France or other European countries.
  • A junior member of the Comédie Française.

Origin

  • From Middle French pensionnaire, pensionaire.

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