noun
Meaning 1
Someone who retires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retiree, retirant
Antonyms: unretiree
Broader terms: person
Standard Lemma guide
retirer
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rhymes with -aɪəɹə(ɹ)
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English retirer From retire + -er.