retirer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren English tire English retire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English retirer From retire + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who retires.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retirers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
worker · preretiree · employee
Hypernyms
Relateds
re-retirement · unretirement · retirement · postretirement · preretirement