superannuitantn.
/ˌs(j)uːpərəˈnjuːᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsupərəˈn(j)uəd(ə)nt/, New Zealand English /ˌsuːpərəˈnjuːəd(ə)nt/ Now chiefly New Zealand.
A person who is superannuated; one who receives (or is eligible to receive) a superannuation allowance or pension; a retiree. Cf. superannuate n.
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society > occupation and work > worker > one who does not work > [noun] > one who retires or is retired > one who is superannuated
superannuate1822
superannuitant1830
superannuant1848
1830 S. H. Cassan Lives Bishops of Bath & Wells ii. 271 Let the surplus proceeds be appropriated to the use of superannuitants.
1895 Times 26 Dec. 9/4 Between December, 1893, and December, 1894, the number of superannuitants rose..from 2,356 to 2,602.
1938 Auckland Weekly News 2 Mar. 20 The Government is aiming at £3 a week as the basis of the minimum benefit for superannuitants.
1990 North & South (Auckland) May 96 Sprinkled among the beautiful backpackers are some dinkum Mark I Zephyr youths and the odd fresh-air superannuitant.
2004 R. Deuchars Internat. Polit. Econ. of Risk i. iii. 71 People..are encouraged to actively think about the possibilities of their existence well into the future, when..the state will no longer provide for superannuitants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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