Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-retiree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: re-re-tiree
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who retires again after a period of unretirement.

Etymology

By surface analysis, re-retire + -ee, or, by surface analysis, re- + retire + -ee.

Inflected Forms

re-retirees (plural)

Phrases

re-retire re-retirement

Frequently Paired Words

postretiree preretiree re-retire re-retirement unretire unretirement worker employee

Antonyms

unretiree

Questions

What does re-retiree mean?: Someone who retires again after a period of unretirement.
Where does re-retiree come from?: By surface analysis, re-retire + -ee, or, by surface analysis, re- + retire + -ee.

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