noun
female pensioner, retiree (female)
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Rentnerin is a feminine noun meaning 'female pensioner' or 'retiree (female)'. Gender: die. Plural: 'Rentnerinnen'. Declension follows regular feminine patterns (die Rentnerin, der Rentnerin, den Rentnerinnen). It denotes a woman receiving a pension or retired from work. Common term in formal and everyday German.
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Meine Großmutter ist Rentnerin.
My grandmother is retired.
Die Rentnerin geht jeden Morgen spazieren.
The female pensioner goes for a walk every morning.
Der Verein lud eine Rentnerin ein, weil sie viel Zeit für die Betreuung der Kinder hatte.
The club invited a retired woman because she had a lot of time for caring for the children.
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picture an older woman enjoying tea — a Rentnerin
Rent-ner-in — imagine 'rent' then feminine ending 'in' for a female retiree
die → feminine ending '-in' clearly marks 'die Rentnerin'
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Feminine counterpart of 'Rentner'. Plural 'Rentnerinnen'.