noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/
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CMU ARPABET:R IY0 T AY1 R IY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Someone who has retired from active working.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He has been a retiree since 2001.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retirant, retirer
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who has retired from active working
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retired person
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nonworker
Narrower terms: emeritus
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire English -ee English retiree From retire + -ee.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَقَاعِد
(mutaqāʕid)
— someone who has retired from active working
Asturian:
xubiláu
— someone who has retired from active working
Azerbaijani:
pensiyaçı
— someone who has retired from active working
Azerbaijani:
təqaüdçü
— someone who has retired from active working
Burmese:
ပင်စင်စား
(pangcangca:)
— someone who has retired from active working
Catalan:
jubilat
— someone who has retired from active working
Catalan:
jubilada
— someone who has retired from active working
Chinese Mandarin:
退休人員 /退休人员
(tuìxiū rényuán)
— someone who has retired from active working
Chinese Mandarin:
退職的 /退职的
(tuìzhí-de)
— someone who has retired from active working
Chinese Mandarin:
退休的
(tuìxiū-de)
— someone who has retired from active working
Czech:
penzista
— someone who has retired from active working
Czech:
důchodce
— someone who has retired from active working
Esperanto:
pensiulo
— someone who has retired from active working
Esperanto:
emerito
— someone who has retired from active working
Finnish:
eläkeläinen
— someone who has retired from active working
French:
retraité
— someone who has retired from active working
Galician:
xubilado
— someone who has retired from active working
Galician:
xubilada
— someone who has retired from active working
German:
Rentner
— someone who has retired from active working
German:
Rentnerin
— someone who has retired from active working
German:
Ruheständler
— someone who has retired from active working
German:
Ruheständlerin
— someone who has retired from active working
Hungarian:
nyugdíjas
— someone who has retired from active working
Indonesian:
pensiunan
— someone who has retired from active working
Italian:
pensionato
— someone who has retired from active working
Japanese:
退職者
(taishokusha)
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
karkenar
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
emekdar
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
malnişîn
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
xanenişîn
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
gandanket
— someone who has retired from active working
Northern Kurdish:
teqawid
— someone who has retired from active working
Malay:
pesara
— someone who has retired from active working
Norwegian:
pensjonist
— someone who has retired from active working
Polish:
emeryt
— someone who has retired from active working
Polish:
emerytka
— someone who has retired from active working
Portuguese:
aposentado
— someone who has retired from active working
Romanian:
pensionar
— someone who has retired from active working
Romanian:
pensionară
— someone who has retired from active working
Russian:
пенсионе́р
(pensionér)
— someone who has retired from active working
Russian:
пенсионе́рка
(pensionérka)
— someone who has retired from active working
Spanish:
jubilado
— someone who has retired from active working
Spanish:
pensionista
— someone who has retired from active working
Spanish:
jubileta
— someone who has retired from active working
Vietnamese:
người về hưu
— someone who has retired from active working