semiretired
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˌsɛmɪrɪˈtaɪrd/
- Semiretired, you know."
- now semiretired
Examples
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As a semiretired veterinarian, she occasionally volunteers at the local animal shelter.
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"I'm semiretired," the old man admitted.
Fiction book (1998) -
You see, I'm semiretired now, and I'm only taking cases that mean something to me.
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Until then, he was semiretired, playing corpses.
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You know, the guy's a 58-year-old semiretired accountant.
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These nonworkers may be students with available time, semiretired people, minorities excluded from other jobs, and others.
Academic text (2001) -
"We could well have seen someone file suit years ago over these derivatives, but nobody could today because the hurdles are so high and the risks so great," says Jonathan Alpert, a semiretired securities lawyer from Tampa, Fla.
Academic text (2009) -
The semiretired accountant only works on projects that interest him now.
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My uncle is a semiretired teacher who still tutors students a few hours a week.
Antonyms
How Retired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Semiretired combines semi- ('half') and retired ('stopped work' or 'stepped back from a job'), so it describes someone who has only 'half' left their job and still does some work now and then.