semiretired

adjective

semi·​re·​tired ˌse-mē-ri-ˈtī(-ə)rd How to pronounce semiretired (audio)
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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of semiretired was in 1937

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“Semiretired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiretired. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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