retiree
退職者
解説 Definition
retiree は retire（退職する）から派生した名詞で、退職者という意味です。仕事を正式に辞めた人、特に定年後の人を指すことが多く、現在働いていない状態に焦点があります。
A retiree is a person who has permanently left regular employment, usually because they have reached the customary retirement age. The term often appears when discussing pensions, benefits, housing, or activities for older former workers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
retire「退職する」に、人を表す接尾辞 -ee が付いた名詞として覚えます。employee と同じ形ですが、retiree は「退職という状態になった人」です。典型的には retired person と言い換えられ、retiree benefits、retiree community のように、特に定年後の生活や制度の文脈で使われます。
Connect retiree directly with the verb retire: a retiree is a person who has retired. The ending -ee often identifies someone affected by an action or placed in a particular situation, as in employee. Picture someone leaving regular employment and beginning a new routine, such as joining an art class or volunteering. Common combinations include retiree benefits, retiree health care, and retiree community. Unlike an unemployed person, a retiree has normally left the workforce permanently rather than simply being between jobs.
例文
The retiree joined a local art class.
その退職者は地域の美術教室に参加しました。
My neighbor is a retiree who volunteers at the library.
私の隣人は退職者で、図書館でボランティアをしています。
The city offers free bus passes to every retiree over sixty-five.
その市は65歳を超える退職者全員に無料のバス乗車券を提供しています。
retiree の類義語・関連語
retiree の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 re-（後ろへ）+ trahere（引く）から古フランス語 retirer（引き退く）を経て英語に。retire（退職する）に行為者接尾辞 -ee を付けた形。関連語：retreat（退却）、retract（撤回）。「後ろに引き下がる人」が原義。
Retiree was formed in English from retire and the person-forming suffix -ee. Retire entered English through French retirer, meaning “to withdraw,” ultimately combining a prefix meaning “back” with a verb meaning “to draw or pull.” The suffix -ee, borrowed through French legal and administrative vocabulary, marks a person associated with an action or status. Thus, a retiree is literally someone who has withdrawn from regular work.
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