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# pensioner

noun (a pensioner, pensioners)

«pensioner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who gets a pension — regular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#m1)
2. (UK, Australia, Ireland) An older person in general, as in «old-age pensioner» (OAP). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#m2)
3. (informal, sometimes cheeky) A playful word for someone acting old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life pensioners get discounts: «Pensioners pay half price» — a maths problem may ask how much a group pays when pensioners' tickets cost less. In stories a kind pensioner next door helps the children. In US English «retiree» or «senior (citizen)» is more usual. Phrases: «old-age pensioner», «pensioner discount», «a pensioner living alone».

### Examples

- My nan is a pensioner and goes to the library every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x1)
- Pensioners pay $3, adults pay $6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x2)
- The bus is free for pensioners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x3)
- A pensioner lost her purse at the market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x4)
- Two adults and two pensioners went to the cinema. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x5)
- We help the pensioners in our street with their shopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x6)
- Granddad says being a pensioner means he can nap whenever he likes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a pensioner, pensioners. More common in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the US say «senior» or «retiree». Polite alternatives: older person, senior. In ticket problems count pensioners separately because they pay a different price.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pensioner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pensioner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pensioner.html) on Mova free.