Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chelsea pensioner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
chelsea pen-sion-er
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the retired British army officers now resident in Royal Hospital Chelsea, noted for their ceremonial scarlet coats and tricorne hats.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chelsea pensioners (plural)

Phrases

Greenwich pensioner

Frequently Paired Words

Greenwich pensioner

Questions

What does chelsea pensioner mean?
Any of the retired British army officers now resident in Royal Hospital Chelsea, noted for their ceremonial scarlet coats and tricorne hats.

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