retirer

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noun

Someone who retires.

Opposite
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Meanings

nounretirer (plural retirers)

plural retirers

  1. 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 Independent
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    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: retiree, retirant · Antonyms: unretiree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who retires.

Opposite
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Origin

  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. Englishretirer

From retire + -er.

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APA

retirer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirer

MLA

“retirer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retirer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirer.

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