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unretired

unretired

1 4.8
A person who works again after stopping work because of age
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈtaɪrd/
translation icon : reintegrado
  • After enjoying a few years of relaxation, Peter decided to be unretired and start a new job in marketing.

Examples

  • - Recently unretired.

    Red Dawn (2012)

  • But in order for X-Factor to work, he had to have a reason to decide to be unretired, and that reason ended up being Jean's return.

    Blog text (17)

  • She is doing well—so well she was "unretired."

    Blog text (18)

  • Many athletes choose to become unretired when they feel they still have the energy and skills to compete.

  • The former CEO was unretired after the company faced challenges and needed his leadership once again.

Antonyms

retired
5 1.1

No longer working, usually because of age or after a long career

How Retired

retired
5 1.1
unretired
1 4.8

Surface Forms

unretired positive

Morphology

unretired = retired (transparent) = un + retire + ed

Formed by the productive negating prefix 'un-' added to the adjective 'retired', so learners can infer 'not retired' or 'returned to work'.

Etymology

Unretired comes from un- meaning 'not' and retire meaning 'to stop work or leave a job'. A helpful image is someone who takes off the 'retired' sign and puts their work shoes back on, so unretired means someone who has returned to work after retirement.