retiree
noun
re·tir·ee
ri-ˌtī-ˈrē 
: a person who has retired from a working or professional career
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a group of elderly retirees
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In America, workers pay for the Social Security benefits of retirees.
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
There was a teen, now a retiree, who’d hung out with a young Elvis, who loved staying in Villa 9 in the early 1950s.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Perhaps most important for retirees is finding a purpose.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Part of the growth in health care jobs is also tied to rising population and a burgeoning number of retirees, said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
—Gabriel Cortés,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
There was a teen, now a retiree, who’d hung out with a young Elvis, who loved staying in Villa 9 in the early 1950s.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Perhaps most important for retirees is finding a purpose.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Part of the growth in health care jobs is also tied to rising population and a burgeoning number of retirees, said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
—Gabriel Cortés,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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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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