Definition

Noun: * A person, typically elderly, who receives a regular government payment (an old-age pension) as their main source of income after reaching the official retirement age.

Usage

The term "old-age pensioner" is a formal and descriptive noun used to specifically categorize a person based on their receipt of a state pension. It is often used in official, administrative, or demographic contexts. * The policy change will affect every old-age pensioner in the country. * The club offers discounted membership fees for old-age pensioners.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in compound adjectives to describe services or issues related to this group.
  • The charity focuses on old-age pensioner poverty.
• It is sometimes abbreviated informally to OAP (pronounced as individual letters: O-A-P).
  • The OAP discount is available on weekdays.

Variants and Related Words

• Pensioner (n.): A more common and general term for anyone receiving a pension, not exclusively an old-age pension. (e.g., ).
• Senior Citizen (n.): A broader, more common, and often more polite term for an elderly person, which does not specify their source of income.
• Retiree (n.): A person who has retired from work, which may or may not imply they receive a state pension.

Synonyms

• Senior citizen
• Retiree (in contexts where state pension is implied)
• Pensioner

Antonyms

• Worker
• Wage earner
• Taxpayer (in the context of contributing to the pension system)

Related Phrases

• State Pension: The regular payment received by an old-age pensioner.
• Pension Age / Retirement Age: The official age at which one becomes eligible for an old-age pension.

Noun

1. an old person who receives an old-age pension