pensioner
Fixed-income elder
A pensioner is someone who receives a pension—regular payments from a retirement fund, government program, or former employer.
The term is more common in British English than American, where retiree often substitutes: The pensioners lined up for their monthly checks.
A bus full of pensioners toured the countryside.
One who left work
- seniorHigher in rank
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
grandparent · elder · patriarch · matriarch · old-timer · silver-haired · aged · geriatric
Periodic fixed payment
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- stipendFixed regular payment
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
benefits · fixed income · retirement fund · 401(k) · IRA · nest egg · savings · dividends
Residence for elderly adults
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- sheltered housingAssisted accommodation for elderly
- care homeResidential facility for dependent adults
downsizing · bungalow · granny flat · independent living · residential care · continuing care · age-restricted · retirement community
Tending plants recreationally
- travelMovement between locations
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- knittingLoop-based textile making
birdwatching · fishing · golf · bridge · volunteering · painting · photography · walking
Yielding a point
- reduced fareLowered transportation cost
- bus passPrepaid boarding credential
- railcardTrain discount credential
- matineeDaytime theatrical performance
retiree
One who left work
- seniorHigher in rank
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
centenarian · grandparent · elder · patriarch · matriarch · old-timer · silver-haired · aged · geriatric · veteran
annuity
Periodic fixed payment
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- superannuationRetirement savings scheme
- stipendFixed regular payment
allowance · benefits · fixed income · retirement fund · 401(k) · IRA · nest egg · savings · dividends · entitlement
retirement home
Residence for elderly adults
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- sheltered housingAssisted accommodation for elderly
care home · downsizing · bungalow · granny flat · independent living · residential care · continuing care · age-restricted · retirement community · in-law suite
gardening
Tending plants recreationally
- travelMovement between locations
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
knitting · birdwatching · fishing · golf · bridge · volunteering · painting · photography · walking · book club
concession
Yielding a point
- reduced fareLowered transportation cost
- bus passPrepaid boarding credential
- railcardTrain discount credential
matinee · off-peak · subsidized · concessionary · half-price
- legal statusesmarried, single, divorced, citizen, widowed
- recipientsrecipient, beneficiary, payee, grantee, addressee
- retirementretirement, retire, retirement age, retirees, retirement income
- age stagesinfant, toddler, child, teen, teenage
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- old peopleelder, elderly, older, aged, old
pensionerworker
Person who toils
employee · wage earner · breadwinner · laborer · professional
pensioneryoung adult
Person just past adolescence
twenty-something · youth · young professional · young person · teenager
pensionertaxpayer
One who owes government duties
contributor · provider · earner · wage earner · benefactor
- military pensionsPayments to retired servicemembers
- pension reformChanging retirement payment systems
- pension planRetirement savings arrangement
- pension fundPooled retirement investment
- federal pensionsRetirement income from national service
- full pension
pension, pensions, pensioned, pensioners, pensioning, pensionable