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gentleman-pensioner

gen·tle·man-pen·sion·er
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n pen-shuh-ner]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən ˈpɛn ʃə nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n pen-shuh-ner]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən ˈpɛn ʃə nər/

Definition of gentleman-pensioner word

  • noun plural gentleman-pensioner (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms. 1

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Origin of gentleman-pensioner

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30

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Parts of speech for Gentleman-pensioner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gentleman-pensioner popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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