pensioner
noun
pen·sion·er
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Definition of pensioner
1
: a person who receives or lives on a pension
Examples of pensioner in a Sentence
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Today, there is one Russian pensioner for every 2.3 persons of working age, according to the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. — Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, "Putin Dials Back Pension Plan After Backlash," 29 Aug. 2018 At the San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association, 811 pensioners took in $100,000-plus last year, Transparent California reported. — Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Number of San Diego city and county pensioners collecting $100k-plus continues to climb," 22 Mar. 2018 While Europe’s shrinking working-age population will have to fund health care for a growing population of pensioners, the United States’ demographic change is projected to proceed more slowly. — Rick Noack, Washington Post, "The European health-care models eyed by Democrats are at risk of faltering," 1 Aug. 2019 Now after three years of warnings, citations and complaints, the Garfield Heights pensioner is facing jail time. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Ohio Woman, 79, Sentenced to Jail for Feeding Stray Cats: 'I'm a Cat Lover'," 31 July 2019 Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn laid into her — saying that, under her tenure, child poverty was up, pensioner poverty was up, school class size was up, food bank use was up. — Karla Adam, BostonGlobe.com, "Boris Johnson becomes British prime minister," 24 July 2019 The Golden State also maintains a more generous system of benefits for pensioners. — The Economist, "Public educationPublic education in both California and Texas is poor," 20 June 2019 In Dobrusa, most of those who remained were pensioners. — New York Times, "And Then There Was One: Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered.," 15 July 2019 Within a square mile on the Thames, a multinational firm can sell $5bn of shares in 20 minutes, or a European startup can raise seed finance from Asian pensioners. — The Economist, "Can the City survive Brexit?," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pensioner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pensioner
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pensioner
chiefly British
: a person who receives or lives on a pension
especially
: a person who receives a government pension
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