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retiree

retiree

73 2.7
A person who has stopped working because of age or choice
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtaɪəri/
translation icon : jubilado
  • After decades of hard work, she finally became a retiree and was excited to travel the world.
  • retiree benefits
  • retiree medical plan
  • retiree income

And so the ratio of workers to retirees is is declining over time.

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Examples

  • We're just a couple of retirees trying to enjoy the island life.

  • Retiree medical plans are another way to help retirees meet their retirement income needs.

    Academic text (1990)
  • As a matter of fact, retiree income over the last couple decades has grown four times faster than the income of workers paying the benefits.

  • We're going to have all these, you know, the largest generation of, of retirees in in the history.

  • I am just a law-abiding retiree enjoying his golden years.

  • And so the ratio of workers to retirees is is declining over time.

  • In terms of total family income, military retirees can be divided into three categories.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Landmarks help retirees make a strong connection to the community in which they live.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But what you find with retirees is they don't spend down their assets nearly as fast as most people think they will.

  • Although most military retirees work after leaving the service, many recent retirees are experiencing difficulty in finding employment.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

pensioner
vsretiree
11 2.0

A person who receives regular payments after they stop working

is about stopping work by age or choice rather than benefit receipt
retired person
vsretiree
3 1.0

A person who has stopped working because of age or health

is the shorter noun form rather than the full phrase
old-age pensioner
vsretiree
  • UK
1 4.2

A person who gets regular money from the government after they stop working because of age

is about stopping work by choice or age rather than state payment
pensionary
vsretiree
  • Archaic
8.1

A person who receives regular retirement payments from a company or government

focuses on stopping work rather than on payment details

Antonyms

1.3

A person hired by a company or another person to do paid work

600 1.0

A person employed to do physical or routine jobs

How Retired

retiree
73 2.7
part-timer
8 3.0
worker
600 1.0

Surface Forms

retiree singular
retirees plural

Morphology

retiree = retire (transparent) = retire + ee

Formed by the regular nominalizing suffix '-ee' attached to 'retire', yielding 'person who has retired', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

The word retiree comes from the verb retire, which meant 'to go away' or 'to move back', much like retreat. The ending -ee names a person who has had that action, so a retiree is someone who has 'left work' and stopped working.