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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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Welfare spending is forecast to rise by over a quarter between 2025 and 2030, with the main increases being sickness-related payouts for working age adults and pensioner benefits.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In the southern Athens seaside suburb of Glyfada, a pensioner struggles to cross an avenue with her shopping trolley, zigzagging between cars stuck in traffic.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

"Are we in a zoo or something?" 68-year-old pensioner Anton Sabucha protested to AFP, nodding to the signs outside his house.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Lilia, a pensioner, recalled giving her infirm husband injections even as her hands and legs trembled during bombardments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

Statistics Jersey said pensioners were particularly affected by heating fuel costs, which played a larger role in the pensioners' inflation measure.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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

While the group phase was reaching its dramatic culmination in North America, retiree Stefania Tentarelli went to her cobblestone local piazza to watch fellow pensioners play an 18th-century Neapolitan card game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 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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