Pensioner
(noun)
- A person who receives a pension, especially from a government.
- A person who is retired and receives a pension from their employer or from the government.
- An elderly person who is dependent on a pension for their livelihood.
Origin:
Early 17th century: from french pensionnaire, from pension "payment", from latin pensio(n-), from pendere "pay".
Examples:
- He was a pensioner and lived on a fixed income.
- The pensioner was dependent on the government pension for survival.
- Many pensioners are unable to afford the high cost of healthcare.
- The pensioner was proud of having worked hard all his life.
- The pensioner had to live frugally to make his pension stretch.