pensioner

noun

pen·​sion·​er ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)nər 

1

: a person who receives or lives on a pension

2

obsolete

a

: gentleman-at-arms

b

: retainer

c

: mercenary, hireling

Examples of pensioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the wages and benefits of pensioners and public-sector workers, including teachers, doctors, and law enforcement personnel, are tied to the official inflation rate, reported at nine percent in December. —Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025

For Europe as a whole, falling birth rates and rising numbers of pensioners as people live longer mean a lower share of workers and more government spending on the elderly. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for certain pensioners. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025

Reeves said at the time that this would be achieved through a raft of new policies, including a hike in employer National Insurance payments — a tax on earnings — as well as a rise in capital gains tax and the scrapping of winter fuel payments to pensioners. —Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pensioner

noun

pen·​sion·​er ˈpench-(ə-)nər 

: a person who receives or lives on a pension