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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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"That's why I'm going to vote," the Parisian pensioner told AFP, noting that the last time she cast a ballot in Israel was in 1973.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before his murder trial, Field admitted burglary and fraud offences connected with relationships he had formed with Farquhar and his neighbour, fellow pensioner Ann Moore-Martin, to persuade them to change their wills.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

And Maricarmen Arnedo, a 76-year-old pensioner, said that while older people were being forced out of their homes, "young people can't move out of their parents' homes".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Abascal, who died on Wednesday, became the symbol of a crisis that cuts across Spanish society: young and old, renters and buyers, workers and pensioners.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I've got a box of 20 samosas for £1.50 and a big huge bag of chicken for £6. Times are quite tight at the moment, being pensioners, it's cheap and the chicken is amazing."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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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