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retiree

/ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/

Meanings
noun
Someone who has retired from active working.

Examples :

"He has been a retiree since 2001."
age person job society work

Related Words

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active noun

/ˈæk.tɪv/

A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.

"The active in our neighborhood watch program patrols the streets every night. "

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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been noun

/biːn/ /bɛn/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee population in our local park is declining, impacting the pollination of the flowers. "

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someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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retired verb

/ɹɪˈtʌɪəd/

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

"Having made a large fortune, he retired."

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has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

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since adverb

/sɪns/

From a specified time in the past.

"A short/long time since"