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retiree.

Someone who has retired from active working.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/UK
  1. Someone who has retired from active working.

    He has been a retiree since 2001.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire English retire English -ee English retiree From retire + -ee.

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