PENSIONER

Pensioner

A pensioner is a person who collects a pension, most commonly because of a retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner', or OAP. In the United States, the term retiree is more common, and in New Zealand, the term superannuitant is commonly used. In many countries, increasing life expectancy has led to an expansion of the numbers of pensioners, and they are a growing political force.

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pensioner

Noun

  1. Someone who lives on a pension.
  2. Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
  3. A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Oxford called a commoner.


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