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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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Fast-forward five years: I sold my business and am semiretired, helping the new owner on a consulting basis.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

A lone semiretired Austrian coder built Moltbot and unleashed it on the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

With help again from Kickhoefer, now semiretired herself, Vault Pharma crafted an arguably simpler, better way to mass produce vaults to clinical trial standards.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024

Jennie Phipps, a semiretired writer and editor, had once been married to a certified public accountant.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

He is semiretired now, but does artwork nearly every day.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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