Meanings
adjectivepostcareer (not comparable)
- not comparableFollowing the end of one's current or primary career
You should talk to the manager about your postcareer planning.
adverbpostcareer (not comparable)
- not comparableFollowing the end of one's current or primary career
I don't have any firm plans postcareer.
nounpostcareer (plural postcareers)
plural postcareers
- One's second or subsequent career; often specifically the phase of life following a professional athletic career
They have to start to prepare for their postcareers because it could start tomorrow.
2002 June 12, Thomas George, “ON PRO FOOTBALL; McNeil Helps Players Manage Their Money”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishcareer
- Englishpostcareer
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Cite this entry
APA
postcareer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcareer
MLA
“postcareer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcareer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcareer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcareer.
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