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Pensioner vs Boarder - What's the difference?

pensioner | boarder |

As nouns the difference between pensioner and boarder

is that pensioner is someone who lives on a pension while boarder is a pupil who lives at school during term time.

pensioner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who lives on a pension.
  • Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
  • (obsolete, UK, Cambridge University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.
  • boarder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pupil who lives at school during term time.
  • The student body consisted primarily of boarders , except for a few children belonging to the school staff.
  • Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
  • When I left for college, my parents took on a boarder in my old room to help defray expenses.
  • (nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.
  • The captain shouted at the crew to grab arms and repel boarders .
  • Someone who uses a snowboard
  • A group of boarders swept past us as we climbed the side of the ski run

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