Etymology

retiree

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Today it means: Someone who has retired from active working. Full definition →

English retire ← Middle English tiren ← Old English tēorian
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*teuʀōn
  7. Old Englishtēorian
  8. Middle Englishtiren
  9. Englishtire
  10. Englishretire
  11. English todayretiree

From retire + -ee.

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