retired

[ ri-tahyuhrd ]
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adjective
  1. withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.

  2. due or given a retired person: retired pay.

  1. secluded or sequestered: a retired little village.

Origin of retired

1
First recorded in 1580–90; retire + -ed2

Other words for retired

Other words from retired

  • re·tired·ly, adverb
  • re·tired·ness, noun
  • non·re·tired, adjective
  • qua·si-re·tired, adjective
  • self-re·tired, adjective
  • sem·i·re·tired, adjective
  • un·re·tired, adjective

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How to use retired in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for retired

retired

/ (rɪˈtaɪəd) /


adjective
    • having given up one's work, office, etc, esp on completion of the normal period of service: a retired headmistress

    • (as collective noun; preceded by the): the retired

  1. withdrawn; secluded: a retired life; a retired cottage in the woods

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