retiree

CEFRB1

/ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who has stopped working permanently.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who has retired from active working.

Examples

  • Our city's pension system is being strained by a growing retiree population.

  • There will be two workers for every retiree in the next 20 years.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

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More examples

In context

  • Tom's health care is provided by his company's retiree insurance plan.

  • He has been a retiree since 2001.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From retire + -ee.