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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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Maureen Sloan said, as a pensioner on a fixed income, her outgoings on the basics including utilities and rent meant she was left with very little else to spend each month.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

"That works out at £365 per month, which when you're a pensioner is a lot of money to be paying extra," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"People expect to see improvement overnight," said Annamaria, 67, a local pensioner and supporter of the prime minister who also declined to give her last name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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

It has appealed to teachers, workers, pensioners and farmers, as well as students, in an online call spread through social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

For children, the ratio declines from 316 to 248, while for pensioners it rises from 269 to 366 per 1,000 - a near 36% jump in the ratio of pensioners to workers.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The senior-most claimants on the French state instead are its pensioners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The old men, pensioners on their families, were made to run errands and mind babies, the only work left for old worn-out men in Williamsburg.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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