annuitant

[ uh-noo-i-tnt, uh-nyoo- ]

noun

1. a person who receives an annuity.

annuitant

/ əˈnjuːɪtənt /

noun

1. a person in receipt of or entitled to an annuity

Word History and Origins

Origin of annuitant¹

First recorded in 1710–20; annuit(y) + -ant

Example Sentences

The office of the Amicable Annuitant Society, on the east side of the court, occupies the site of the ancient hall and chapel.

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From time to time he went to see his annuitant, just as one goes in July to see when the harvest is likely to begin.

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Every line traced by the "lean annuitant" was as familiar to Tom Folio as if he had written it himself.

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Such an event, however, is almost as rare as resignation of an office-holder or the death of an annuitant.

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That was the only bit of luxury in that poor annuitant's abode.

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