pensioner

noun

pen·​sion·​er ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)nər 

1

: a person who receives or lives on a pension

2

obsolete

a

: one of a military corps of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions

b

: retainer

c

: mercenary, hireling

Examples of pensioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Workers’ organisations and pensioners’ groups have been mobilizing around salaries and social security, with small protests held across Venezuela in recent weeks. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Twice a week, pensioners and families arrive to collect healthy food donations. — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

The urgency of the situation didn’t satiate the rage of pensioners and the public, who savaged Starmer’s government in the press. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Now Starmer is going due to unpopularity, largely self-inflicted, after policy errors including scrapping the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance, hitting small farmers with inheritance tax increases and appointing a close friend of the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to Washington. — Ian King, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

pension entry 1 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pensioner

noun

pen·​sion·​er ˈpench-(ə-)nər 

: a person who receives or lives on a pension