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unretired

3.9

A person who still works after the usual age for stopping work

adjective
/ˌʌn.rɪˈtaɪrd/

: activo

Despite reaching the usual retirement age, she is unretired and still teaches classes at the university.

Examples

So, you're unretired then?

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
After taking a brief break, the coach decided to remain unretired and continue leading the team.
My grandfather is unretired; he still volunteers at the local library every week.

Antonyms

retired

5 1.1

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

How Retired

retired

5 1.1

unretired

3.9

working

1.0

Surface Forms

unretired positive

Morphology

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

The negative prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'retired' yields a clear meaning of 'not retired' or 'still active'.

Etymology

Unretired joins un- meaning 'not' and retire meaning 'to stop work', so it can simply mean 'not retired' or 'still working' even after the usual retirement age.