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retired

[ ri-tahyuhrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession:
a retired banker.
due or given a retired person:
retired pay.
secluded or sequestered:
a retired little village.
Synonyms: solitary, removed, isolated

Origin of retired¹

First recorded in 1580–90; retire + -ed ²

“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.

He noted in his address that both his mother and his father are retired NYPD detectives.

A 59-year-old retired subway train driver, who gave his name only as Artist, admitted that he had family members in the NYPD.

The young Jordanian pilot comes from a well-known military family in the kingdom and his uncle is a retired major general.

The Tampa Bay Times got their hands on a full copy of the letter the retired judge sent to Winston.

His lordship retired shortly to his study, Hetton and Mr. Haggard betook themselves to the billiard-room.

When his lordship retired early, as was his custom, the other men adjourned once more to the billiard-room.

So much were they surprised at our undauntedness, that they retired about a hundred roods from us.

They soon retired, however, as the Fort was in danger of being attacked from another side.

But the flight of the insurgents was too far advanced to rally them, and they retired south towards Pampanga.

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