retired

  • 11retired — re•tired [[t]rɪˈtaɪərd[/t]] adj. 1) withdrawn from an office, occupation, or career: a retired banker[/ex] 2) due or given a retired person: retired pay[/ex] 3) secluded or sequestered • Etymology: 1580–90 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12retired — /rəˈtaɪəd/ (say ruh tuyuhd) adjective 1. withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one s business or profession: a retired sea captain. 2. due or given a retired person: retired pay. 3. withdrawn; secluded or sequestered …

  • 13retired — adjective Describing someone who has retired. The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions …

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  • 14retired — re|tired [rıˈtaıəd US ˈtaırd] adj having stopped working, usually because of your age ▪ a retired teacher ▪ Both my parents are retired now …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15retired — [[t]rɪta͟ɪ͟ə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A retired person is an older person who has left his or her job and has usually stopped working completely. ...a seventy three year old retired teacher from Florida. 2) → See also retire …

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  • 16retired — adjective having stopped working, usually because of your age: a retired teacher | Both my parents are retired now …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17retired — 1. adjective a retired teacher Syn: former, ex , past, elderly 2. noun; (the retired) Syn: (old age) pensioners, OAPs, senior citizens, the elderly; N.Amer. seniors …

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  • 18retired — adjective Date: 1590 1. secluded < a retired village > 2. withdrawn from one s position or occupation ; having concluded one s working or professional career 3. received by or due to one in retirement • retiredly adverb • retiredness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19retired — adj. Retired is used with these nouns: ↑businessman, businesswoman, ↑couple, ↑diplomat, ↑employee, ↑executive, ↑member, ↑nurse, ↑officer, ↑official, ↑pastor, ↑professor, ↑ …

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  • 20retired — [rɪˈtaɪəd] adj no longer working at a job, especially when you are old a retired teacher/police officer[/ex] …

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