Pensionär

See also: pensionar and pensionär

German

Etymology

From French pensionnaire.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Pensionär m (genitive Pensionärs, plural Pensionäre, feminine Pensionärin)

pensioner (male or of unspecified sex)
Synonyms: Pensionierter (Switzerland), Pensionist (Southern Germany, Austria)

Coordinate term: Rentner

Hypernym: Ruheständler

Usage notes

In Germany only applies to retired Beamte (“civil servants”) who receive a Pension as opposed to a Rente (compare Rentner).

Declension

Declension of Pensionär

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pensionär	die	Pensionäre
genitive	eines	des	Pensionärs	der	Pensionäre
dative	einem	dem	Pensionär	den	Pensionären
accusative	einen	den	Pensionär	die	Pensionäre

Related terms

Pension
pensionieren
Pensionierung

Further reading

Pensionär in Duden online

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