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retired

re·ti·red

UK/ɹɪˈtaɪəd/ US/ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ common

adjective

1.

no longer active in your work or profession

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2.

honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus'' as in `professor emeritus''

  • “retired from assigned duties”
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3.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

  • “he was tagged out at second on a close play”
  • “he fanned out”
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4.

(of a ship) withdrawn from active service

  • “the ship was placed out of service after the war”
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5.

discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension

  • “a superannuated civil servant”
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Origin

From retire + -ed.

Phrases

  • neither employed nor retired
  • retired husband syndrome
  • retired list

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