old age pensioner
Elderly benefit recipient
An old age pensioner is a person receiving a government retirement pension, typically someone past the official retirement age.
The term is chiefly British, often abbreviated OAP: The bus offers discounts for old age pensioners.
In American English, senior citizen or retiree are more common equivalents.
Public financial protection programs
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- bus passPrepaid boarding credential
- senior discountPrice break for elders
- concessionYielding a point
allowance · entitlement · government aid · income support · disability benefit · survivor benefits · means-tested · fixed income
Aged person, typically retired
- retireeOne who left work
- septuagenarianPerson in their seventies
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
centenarian · geriatric · aged · gray-haired · silver-haired · elder · patriarch · matriarch
Leaving the workforce permanently
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
community center · day trip · bingo · bowls · allotment · hobbies · reminiscence · downsizing
Money reserved for post-career
- nest eggSaved money for later
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- 401(k)Tax-advantaged retirement savings account
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
drawdown · lump sum · defined benefit · inflation · cost of living · budgeting · frugality · financial planning
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
frailty · bereavement · scams · fuel poverty · ageism · vulnerability · dependency · declining health
Practical knowledge from life
- life lessonsPractical wisdom from experience
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- oral historyRecorded interviews about the past
- traditionCustom passed through generations
heritage · legacy · mentorship · perspective · resilience · family history · sage · venerable
social security
Public financial protection programs
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- bus passPrepaid boarding credential
- senior discountPrice break for elders
concession · allowance · entitlement · government aid · income support · disability benefit · survivor benefits · means-tested · fixed income · direct payment
senior citizen
Aged person, typically retired
- retireeOne who left work
- septuagenarianPerson in their seventies
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
nonagenarian · centenarian · geriatric · aged · gray-haired · silver-haired · elder · patriarch · matriarch · grandparent
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
volunteering · community center · day trip · bingo · bowls · allotment · hobbies · reminiscence · downsizing · sheltered housing
retirement savings
Money reserved for post-career
- nest eggSaved money for later
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- 401(k)Tax-advantaged retirement savings account
IRA · drawdown · lump sum · defined benefit · inflation · cost of living · budgeting · frugality · financial planning
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
dementia · frailty · bereavement · scams · fuel poverty · ageism · vulnerability · dependency · declining health · hearing loss
experience
Practical knowledge from life
- life lessonsPractical wisdom from experience
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- oral historyRecorded interviews about the past
tradition · heritage · legacy · mentorship · perspective · resilience · family history · sage · venerable
- pensionerssenior citizen, retiree, annuitant
old age pensionerwage earner
Paid labor participant
worker · employee · breadwinner · taxpayer · salaried worker
old age pensioneryouth
State of being immature
young person · young adult · wage earner · child · teenager
pensioner, older, oldest, olden, elderly, ages, ageing, ageless, pension