semiretired

American  

[sem-ee-ri-tahy-erd, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm i rɪˈtaɪ ərd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. working part-time after having retired from full-time employment; partly retired.

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Example Sentences

“Paul—Paul Larkin?—he tipped me off that they had a purchase and sales opening at the place where he works. He’s semiretired, so he’s not interested, but he gave me the owner’s number, said to use his name, and so yesterday afternoon I did. Me and this guy—Mr. Mills—hit it off, and he told me to come in for an interview. It’s the off-season, but he said they do a brisk business during the holidays.”

From Literature

Harstine, 70, a semiretired orchard packer, said he has noticed Hispanic men bicycling through the area.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, he’s a semiretired entrepreneur who lives in Florida, near Mar-a-Lago, and has a hobby of writing parody songs.

From The Wall Street Journal

A semiretired optometrist and longtime Ventura resident, Kutrosky, 90, is participating in stair-climbing races — fast ascents up high-rise buildings — into his 10th decade.

From Los Angeles Times

Audrey Dempsey, a semiretired small-business owner, and her husband still work at the photography and travel company they founded three decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times