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
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Florida, known for its large retiree population, has 538,984 SSI recipients.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduce Social Security benefits for about 3.2 million public-sector retirees who also receive pension income.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The most successful retirees frame their transition as an opportunity, not a retreat.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
One of those let go at Lovell was an Army retiree who served two tours in Iraq and a stint in Afghanistan.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduce Social Security benefits for about 3.2 million public-sector retirees who also receive pension income.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The most successful retirees frame their transition as an opportunity, not a retreat.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
One of those let go at Lovell was an Army retiree who served two tours in Iraq and a stint in Afghanistan.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retiree
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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