retiredadjective
uk/rɪˈtaɪəd/us/rɪˈtaɪrd/written abbreviation retdB2 If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently, usually because of age:
Both my parents are retired.
He is a retired airline pilot.
More examples
- Now he's retired he spends most afternoons exercising his dogs.
- The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the community.
- We're just discovering the delights of being retired.
- Retired footballers sometimes choose to become managers.
- The commission is headed by a retired police officer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- golden parachute
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- serve
- serve sth out
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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