retiree
noun
re·tir·ee
ri-ˌtī-ˈrē 
: a person who has retired from a working or professional career
Examples of retiree in a Sentence
a group of elderly retirees
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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24 June 2026
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Any amounts paid by a Medigap plan or a retiree health plan toward beneficiaries' care would count toward that cap.
—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Teachers, lawyers, software engineers, retirees, caregivers, physicians, nurses, business owners, and others signed up.
—
Manoush Zomorodi,
STAT,
24 June 2026
The government dropped a plan to end winter home heating subsidies for millions of retirees, reversed itself on tough plans to cut welfare spending and eased a new agricultural inheritance tax after angry farmers protested and clogged the streets of London with tractors.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
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 30 Jun. 2026.
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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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