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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Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in the area, Albers has witnessed the floating season's crowds give way to a more relaxed mix of couples and retirees when the weather cools off here.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Ann Kriss, a retiree from North Hollywood, said she was angered by learning that Nexstar, the station group that dealt the first blow to Kimmel, happens to have a $6 billion merger review pending at the FCC.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in the area, Albers has witnessed the floating season's crowds give way to a more relaxed mix of couples and retirees when the weather cools off here.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Ann Kriss, a retiree from North Hollywood, said she was angered by learning that Nexstar, the station group that dealt the first blow to Kimmel, happens to have a $6 billion merger review pending at the FCC.
—Dan Doperalski, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Retiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retiree. Accessed 23 Sep. 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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