pensioner
noun
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
pensioners
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pluralof pensioner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Oil workers, pensioners and teachers have gathered to complain about the declining currency and rising cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The pensioners are sceptical too of the council's repopulation strategy.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It passes to the shareholders of the bank that absorbs it, to the pensioners whose funds hold those shares and to the customers whose data the agent reached on its way out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
That doesn’t make any sense, of course—these are private files of pensioners; two strangers would never be allowed to thumb through them without permission.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
