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RETIREE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who has retired from active working

Synonyms:

retired person; retiree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("retiree" is a kind of...):

nonworker (a person who does nothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retiree"):

emeritus (a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties)

Derivation:

retire (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position)

retire (withdraw from active participation)

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