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How to pronounce pensioner in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pensionary
Type of beneficiary, donee
Has types old-age pensioner
Derivation pension

Examples of pensioner

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There are poor pensioners out there, but pensioner poverty is less than overall.
From the guardian.co.uk
To my left, a pensioner puts an arm around her granddaughter, pulling her close.
From the guardian.co.uk
As a pensioner on a fixed income I accept with anger my slow slide into hardship.
From the guardian.co.uk
She became the first woman pensioner for military service in the United States.
From the theepochtimes.com
Opposition, so far, has been limited to pensioner groups and the self employed.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is no way a single pensioner could have living costs of more than 20k pa.
From the guardian.co.uk
Neighbours described the pensioner as a nice, quiet man who didn't go out much.
From the guardian.co.uk
Qualifying for even a small age pension gives full access to pensioner discounts.
From the smh.com.au
A Nuremberg pensioner said that a number of his hydrangeas had been deflowered.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • The beneficiary of a pension fund
  • In common parlance, a pensioner is a person who has retired, and now collects a pension. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. ...
  • (The Pensioners) Chelsea Football Club are an English professional football club based in west London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. ...
  • A person who has retired and receives an income from a pension scheme.
  • A SAUL member, or dependant of a SAUL member, who is receiving pension payments from the Scheme.
  • Someone (scheme member or not) entitled to a pension paid by CGA.
  • Means someone who is or has been employed by one of the Member Companies and joined the SOCPF during this period of employment, and has started to receive a pension from the SOCPF.
  • Means a person who is in receipt of a recognised ongoing pension benefit, a survivor's benefit or a children's benefit pursuant to any Acts listed in Schedule IV of this Plan Document, as amended from time to time by the Treasury Board of Canada;
  • N. Quite simply someone who is drawing their pension, i.e. over the age of 65. We also use the acronym OAP, meaning "Old-Aged Pensioner". With characteristic political correctness, Americans tend to call them seniors.