Meanings
plural retirers
- Someone who retires.
And the pension should be re-cast by providing more to the over-80s - those who retired in the Sixties and Seventies who are much worse off than later retirers
1993 February 8, Nicholas Timmins, “Tory MP puts case for later retirement”, in The Independent1 more example
And so Favre, serial retirer, unretired for the second time in less than two years Tuesday, joining the Vikings for a contract that ESPN reported was worth $12 million this season and $13 million in 2010 — if he does not retire again.
2009 August 19, Judy Battista, “In Another U-Turn, Favre Un-Retires”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-West Germanic*teuʀōn
- Old Englishtēorian
- Middle Englishtiren
- Englishtire
- Englishretire
- Englishretirer
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
retirer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirer
“retirer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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