pensioner
noun
pen·sion·er ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: a person who receives or lives on a pension
2
obsolete
a
: gentleman-at-arms
b
: retainer
c
: mercenary, hireling
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 2013, pensioner John Wildey, who had served in the air force but not as a pilot, safely brought an aircraft to the ground in northeast England, in the dark and after a few unsuccessful attempts. 
Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 June 2022 As a longtime opposition lawmaker, Mr. Petro has come up with ideas to centralize economic management and redistribute wealth that have never been given a chance by the political elite, said pensioner Jose Luis Bautista. Juan Forero, WSJ, 4 June 2022 Vitaly Kolesnichenko, a pensioner awaiting transport this week, sat on a bench with a sports bag filled with his clothes. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 8 June 2022 The volunteers listened patiently to the pensioner and stuffed a frozen chicken into her shopping bag. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Natalia Dema, a pensioner in her 60s wearing a light-blue jacket and work boots, joined her. Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Since then, Tania Nikolayevna, a pensioner in her sixties, has reckoned with that loss. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022 The pension portion of the debt will not be restructured which means every pensioner is supposed to received what they were promised. Cristina Corujo, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2022 The reductions would go up while eligibility ages decrease between 2022 and 2025, at which time every pensioner would be eligible. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022 See More
Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 June 2022 As a longtime opposition lawmaker, Mr. Petro has come up with ideas to centralize economic management and redistribute wealth that have never been given a chance by the political elite, said pensioner Jose Luis Bautista. Juan Forero, WSJ, 4 June 2022 Vitaly Kolesnichenko, a pensioner awaiting transport this week, sat on a bench with a sports bag filled with his clothes. Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 8 June 2022 The volunteers listened patiently to the pensioner and stuffed a frozen chicken into her shopping bag. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Natalia Dema, a pensioner in her 60s wearing a light-blue jacket and work boots, joined her. Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Since then, Tania Nikolayevna, a pensioner in her sixties, has reckoned with that loss. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2022 The pension portion of the debt will not be restructured which means every pensioner is supposed to received what they were promised. Cristina Corujo, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2022 The reductions would go up while eligibility ages decrease between 2022 and 2025, at which time every pensioner would be eligible. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1