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semiretired

adjective

Partially retired; working part time, or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings.

OriginEnglish retired ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →

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Meanings

adjectivesemiretired (not comparable)

not comparablePartially retired; working part time, or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*sem-
Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
Latinsēmi-
Englishsemi-
Englishretired
Englishsemiretired

From semi- + retired.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semiretired

required desired acquired inspired retired wired fired expired unexpired mired undesired uninspired attired unfired spired overtired esquired overfired suspired tyred unadmired underfired unhired unretired

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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