retired

CEFRA2

/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/

adjective

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In plain English

01
adjective
No longer working because you have reached the usual retirement age.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)

Examples

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
No longer in use or production.

In context

Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.
The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
I lead a retired lifestyle.

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The word in print, with each source given in full.

The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
1910, ‘Saki’, “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia
Although he is now freed from responsibility for the '390s', they are still fixtures of everyday life for the retired Hertfordshire resident living alongside the WCML. "If you stand on the end of the Up Fast platform at Berkhamsted, watching it go round that corner - the sharpest curve it takes anywhere - you just think, 'wow!'
2022 September 21, Chris Green tells Nick Brodrick, “It's absolutely my favourite train”, in RAIL, number 966, page 37

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From retire + -ed.