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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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Orestis noted that retirees are increasingly turning to inland, low-tax states away from climate-prone coastal areas.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
In many cases, retirees won't pay state income taxes at all, making Wisconsin look more like Florida.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
Warren Buffett has been vocal about the dangers of Social Security insolvency and the looming benefit cuts that millions of retirees could face if action is not taken soon.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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