pensioner

noun

pen·​sion·​er ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce pensioner (audio)
1
: a person who receives or lives on a pension
2

Examples of pensioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the royal family’s website, the service dates back to 600 A.D. and traditionally sees the monarch distribute Maundy money, or coins, to local pensioners (retirees) in a parallel to Jesus washing the Apostles’ feet at the Last Supper. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 The proposal to introduce a 13th annual payout to pensioners was supported by 58.2% of the electorate and also met the additional requirement of being passed in the majority of Switzerland’s cantons. Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 3 Mar. 2024 In the first 18 months of the war, the law scooped up a vast array of ordinary Russians — schoolteachers, pensioners, groundskeepers, a carwash owner — for punishment. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023 Inflation has shrunk the value of the Cuban peso so much that most state pensioners now receive the equivalent of $8 a month in the local currency. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 Russia’s welfare system and state salaries are often more generous than Ukraine’s and are aimed at winning over poorer parts of the population and pensioners. David Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Jan. 2024 This could potentially open up £75 billion ($96 billion) in financing for high-growth firms by 2030 while also boosting pensioners’ returns. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Dec. 2023 The push to bar pension fund investors and others from taking into account anything other than monetary gains while making investment decisions is not coming from the pension fund investors or pensioners but from outside activists with an extreme and essentially anti-free-market agenda. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 Dec. 2023 The CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and five other powerful firms argued that the stricter measures would hurt lending at a time when the economy needs support, as well as unintentionally hurt business owners, pensioners, and mortgage customers. Alan Murray, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pensioner was in the 15th century

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“Pensioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pensioner. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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pensioner

noun
pen·​sion·​er ˈpench-(ə-)nər How to pronounce pensioner (audio)
: a person who receives or lives on a pension

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