1. a person who receives a pension, especially a retirement pension from the government or former employer

Examples

• My grandmother is a pensioner who worked for the postal service for thirty years.
• The government announced an increase in benefits for pensioners.
• Many pensioners struggle to live on their fixed incomes.
• The pensioner enjoyed spending time in his garden after retirement.
• Local businesses offer discounts to pensioners on certain days.
• She became a pensioner at age sixty-five after a long career in teaching.