semiretired
adjective
semi·re·tired
ˌse-mē-ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: working only part-time especially because of age or ill health
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But their words are little comfort to activists like Jay Becker, a semiretired paralegal in Chicago who has been marching for reproductive rights for decades.
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Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
My dad and stepmom are semiretired and do OK but are probably a little less financially sound.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
My dad and stepmom are semiretired and do OK, but are probably a little less financially sound.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
Jonathan Amy, a 74-year-old semiretired neurologist in McLean, Va., is still waiting for a nearly $10,000 refund on his 2020 taxes.
—Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023
The group identified Delfin as a semiretired Russian three-star general, Nikolai F. Tkachev.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 25 May 2018
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Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
My dad and stepmom are semiretired and do OK but are probably a little less financially sound.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
My dad and stepmom are semiretired and do OK, but are probably a little less financially sound.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
Jonathan Amy, a 74-year-old semiretired neurologist in McLean, Va., is still waiting for a nearly $10,000 refund on his 2020 taxes.
—Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023
The group identified Delfin as a semiretired Russian three-star general, Nikolai F. Tkachev.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 25 May 2018
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“Semiretired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiretired. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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