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

Recent Examples on the Web

The New York Times on Wednesday reported that Peltola campaign aides and DSCC aides had been involved in efforts to recruit the retiree for the race. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

The costs of long-term support The costs of receiving long-term care — whether from spouses, home-care aides or friends — have risen steeply for retirees. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Three retirees, certain that machines are stealing human jobs, mount a protest by posing as household appliances. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

The film, set in an Indian town, follows the exploits of three retirees named Bagchi, Pimple, and Ganguli, who are fighting back and taking the jobs of machines. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retiree

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

retiree

noun

re·​tir·​ee ri-ˌtī-ˈrē 

: a person who has retired from a job or profession