retiree
noun
re·tir·ee
ri-ˌtī-ˈrē 
: a person who has retired from a working or professional career
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a group of elderly retirees
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Numbering approximately 50-strong, these welcoming breweries attract families with kids and dogs, young tech professionals and retirees.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Why the new rules could attract scammers Scammers constantly look for financially active retirees.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Cheating someone in a wealthy Western country rarely sparked guilt, whereas draining the bank account of an Indian retiree sometimes led them to question their choices.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retiree
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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retiree
noun
re·tir·ee
ri-ˌtī-ˈrē
: a person who has retired from a job or profession
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