emeritusadjective [ before or after noun ]
uk/ɪˈmer.ɪ.təs/us/ɪˈmer.ə.t̬əs/no longer having a position, especially in a college or university, but keeping the title of the position:
She became Emeritus Professor of Linguistics when she retired.
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Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- pensionable
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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