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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-West Germanic*teuʀōn
- Old Englishtēorian
- Middle Englishtiren
- Englishtire
- Englishretire
- Englishretiree
Translations
Arabic مُتَقَاعِد
- مُتَقَاعِد (mutaqāʕid)someone who has retired from active working
Catalan jubilat, jubilada
- jubilatsomeone who has retired from active working
- jubiladasomeone who has retired from active working
Chinese Mandarin 退休人員 /退休人员, 退職的 /退职的
- 退休人員 /退休人员 (tuìxiū rényuán)someone who has retired from active working
- 退職的 /退职的 (tuìzhí-de)someone who has retired from active working
- 退休的 (tuìxiū-de)someone who has retired from active working
Czech penzista, důchodce
- penzistasomeone who has retired from active working
- důchodcesomeone who has retired from active working
Esperanto pensiulo, emerito
- pensiulosomeone who has retired from active working
- emeritosomeone who has retired from active working
Finnish eläkeläinen
- eläkeläinensomeone who has retired from active working
French retraité
- retraitésomeone who has retired from active working
German Rentner, Rentnerin
- Rentnersomeone who has retired from active working
- Rentnerinsomeone who has retired from active working
- Ruheständlersomeone who has retired from active working
- Ruheständlerinsomeone who has retired from active working
Hungarian nyugdíjas
- nyugdíjassomeone who has retired from active working
Indonesian pensiunan
- pensiunansomeone who has retired from active working
Italian pensionato
- pensionatosomeone who has retired from active working
Japanese 退職者
- 退職者 (taishokusha)someone who has retired from active working
Malay pesara
- pesarasomeone who has retired from active working
Norwegian pensjonist
- pensjonistsomeone who has retired from active working
Polish emeryt, emerytka
- emerytsomeone who has retired from active working
- emerytkasomeone who has retired from active working
Portuguese aposentado
- aposentadosomeone who has retired from active working
Romanian pensionar, pensionară
- pensionarsomeone who has retired from active working
- pensionarăsomeone who has retired from active working
Russian пенсионе́р, пенсионе́рка
- пенсионе́р (pensionér)someone who has retired from active working
- пенсионе́рка (pensionérka)someone who has retired from active working
Spanish jubilado, pensionista
- jubiladosomeone who has retired from active working
- pensionistasomeone who has retired from active working
- jubiletasomeone who has retired from active working
Vietnamese người về hưu
- người về hưusomeone who has retired from active working
Cite this entry
APA
retiree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retiree
MLA
“retiree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retiree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retiree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retiree.
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