postretirement

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adjective

Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement.

Opposite
preretirement
OriginEnglish retirement ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostretirement (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement.

    It was not a situation that Rahlves, 34, one of the most accomplished World Cup downhill racers in American skiing history, would have imagined for his postretirement career.

    2008 January 27, Matt Higgins, “For Rahlves, No Longer Man Against Mountain”, in New York Times

    Antonyms: preretirement

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOccurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement.

Opposite
preretirement

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishretirement
  8. Englishpostretirement

From post- + retirement.

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Cite this entry
APA

postretirement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postretirement

MLA

“postretirement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postretirement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postretirement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postretirement.

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