pensionary

/'penʃənəri/
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pensionary

The pensionary carefully reviewed his monthly retirement statement.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who works only for money; a hireling: A pensionary is someone whose actions or loyalty are primarily motivated by financial gain, often implying a lack of personal conviction or principle.
    • The beneficiary of a pension fund: A pensionary is a person who receives regular payments from a pension fund, typically after retirement.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Hireling):
    • The corrupt official was nothing more than a pensionary of the foreign corporation.
    • He was accused of being a pensionary, willing to support any policy for a fee.
  • Noun (Pension recipient):
    • Upon turning 65, she became a pensionary of the state fund.
    • The company ensures all its pensionaries receive their payments on time.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Archaic Usage: In historical European (particularly Dutch) contexts, a "Pensionary" (often capitalized, like "Grand Pensionary") was a chief legal advisor or a high-ranking official, essentially a paid functionary of the state or a city. This usage aligns with the "hireling" sense but denotes a specific formal office.
    • Johan de Witt served as the Grand Pensionary of Holland in the 17th century.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pension (n): A regular payment made during a person's retirement or from a fund to which that person or their employer has contributed.
  • Pensioner (n): A person who receives a pension, especially the retirement pension. (This is the more common modern term for the "beneficiary" sense).
  • Pensionable (adj): Entitling to or qualifying for a pension.
Synonyms
  • For 'hireling': Mercenary, hireling, paid agent, stooge.
  • For 'beneficiary': Pensioner, annuitant, retiree, grantee.
Related Phrases
  • Pensionary state: A term sometimes used to describe a relationship where a smaller state is subsidized or controlled by a larger, more powerful one, drawing from the "hireling" concept.
    • Critics argued the agreement would reduce the nation to a pensionary state of its powerful neighbor.
pensionary

The pensionary carefully reviewed his monthly retirement statement.

Noun
  1. a person who works only for money
  2. the beneficiary of a pension fund

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