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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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“Here what worries us is having electricity, water and money and then resolving the day’s needs,” said Irelis Cedeño, a 65-year-old pensioner who lives just outside of Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

German pensioner Petra Mertens did not hesitate when ordered to evacuate her home in the sleepy western border town of Monschau as an enormous fire advanced from neighbouring Belgium.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

"Triple lock is vital to ward off pensioner poverty" reads the Sunday Express's headline, adding: "Campaigners say devastating new report on plight of UK elderly proves lifeline must stay".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"I've lived here for 25 years and the water has never been this low," said pensioner Mitica Nicolae from Corabia as he fished in an irrigation canal close to the river.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Oil workers, pensioners and teachers have gathered to complain about the declining currency and rising cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

They include current and future pensioners from Rolls-Royce and British American Tobacco, which Pension Insurance Corporation took over before Athora swooped in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The United Kingdom, for instance, considered doing away with checks entirely in 2009, but ultimately backtracked after pensioners protested to members of Parliament.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

She said she now plans to take some time off, do some park runs and "go back to getting beat by small children and pensioners".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

We are the only boarders on the fourth floor under the age of eighty; our other neighbors are all widows and pensioners.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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