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pensioner
[ pen-shuh-ner ]
noun
- a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- a person who works only for pay without regard to the value of the work; a hireling.
- a student at Cambridge University who pays the cost to dine in the commons and other expenses, and is not supported by any foundation.
- Obsolete. a gentleman-at-arms.
ˈԲDzԱ
/ ˈɛʃəə /
noun
- a person who is receiving a pension, esp an old-age pension from the state
- a person dependent on the pay or bounty of another
- obsolete.another name for gentleman-at-arms
Other 51Թ Forms
- sDz·· noun
- ԴDz·sDz· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pensioner1
Example Sentences
But some within Labour have called for the prime minister to change direction, saying the decision to cut winter fuel payments to all but the poorest pensioners put off voters.
The fraud allegedly involved registering pensioners as members of retirees' associations without their consent, but as a result they had money regularly deducted from their benefits for the memberships.
Some believe the cut could have been communicated better, making the case that some pensioners were receiving the benefit who simply didn't need it.
The thing is, when they talk about delivery, it is some of the things they have actually delivered that caused them a headache, such as removing the Winter Fuel Payment from most pensioners.
One Labour campaigner told the BBC the government's controversial decisions to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners and disability benefits had affected the result.
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