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
Currently, median home values stand at about $116,000, also attracting many retirees on a budget.
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Youngstown
This beautiful northeast Ohio city recently outperformed 150 urban areas nationwide and ranked first in U.S. News & World Report's list of the most affordable places to retire.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
In a place with few professional opportunities for young people, some of the loudest voices about the water quality are the same voices that spoke up more than 30 years ago: what’s left of the Concerned Citizens protesters — retirees who are no longer working full-time and know the city’s history.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Over the sounds of ongoing field renovations one morning this week, a group of retiree friends made use of the park’s putting green.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These choices can be especially suitable for retirees who need to draw down their portfolios from highly liquid accounts, the Morningstar report added.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
The report includes interviews with victims and tax experts who described the cascading misfortune faced by retirees from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Utah and California.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The crowd included couples on dates, the kind of retirees and families who see everything, groups of film buffs, and many French speakers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2024
Seattle-area Boeing employees and retirees have long complained about the negative cultural impact of the 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan in March proposed the 2025 fiscal year budget, of which $1.46 billion is for the general fund, aimed at boosting spending in multiple areas, including police and fire, retirees, homelessness, expanding the Detroit Department of Transportation and elections department.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2024
In a place with few professional opportunities for young people, some of the loudest voices about the water quality are the same voices that spoke up more than 30 years ago: what’s left of the Concerned Citizens protesters — retirees who are no longer working full-time and know the city’s history.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Over the sounds of ongoing field renovations one morning this week, a group of retiree friends made use of the park’s putting green.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These choices can be especially suitable for retirees who need to draw down their portfolios from highly liquid accounts, the Morningstar report added.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
The report includes interviews with victims and tax experts who described the cascading misfortune faced by retirees from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Utah and California.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The crowd included couples on dates, the kind of retirees and families who see everything, groups of film buffs, and many French speakers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2024
Seattle-area Boeing employees and retirees have long complained about the negative cultural impact of the 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan in March proposed the 2025 fiscal year budget, of which $1.46 billion is for the general fund, aimed at boosting spending in multiple areas, including police and fire, retirees, homelessness, expanding the Detroit Department of Transportation and elections department.
—Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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