retirees
Done with careers
Retirees are people who have left the workforce, typically after reaching a certain age or years of service.
The term usually implies they receive a pension or have savings to support themselves: The community attracts retirees from across the country.
Retirees on fixed incomes worry about inflation.
Oldest in a group
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- septuagenariansPeople aged 70-79
octogenarians · nonagenarians · centenarians · AARP · aged · superannuated · senior citizens · post-career
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
nest egg · fixed income · superannuation · savings · benefits · dividends · drawdown · lump sum
State of being unwound
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
bucket list · second career · encore career · empty nest · golden years · slow living · part-time work · consulting
Leisure activities for pleasure
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- travelMovement between locations
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
bridge · fishing · birdwatching · knitting · quilting · volunteering · photography · painting
Former armed forces members
- serviceAid or maintenance
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- armyOrganized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
air force · marines · coast guard · deployment · medal · VA benefits · honorable discharge · reserve
seniors
Oldest in a group
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
septuagenarians · octogenarians · nonagenarians · centenarians · AARP · aged · superannuated · senior citizens · post-career
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
social security · nest egg · fixed income · superannuation · savings · benefits · dividends · drawdown · lump sum · vesting
relaxation
State of being unwound
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- freedomAbsence of constraint
flexibility · bucket list · second career · encore career · empty nest · golden years · slow living · part-time work · consulting · mentoring
hobbies
Leisure activities for pleasure
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- travelMovement between locations
cruise · bridge · fishing · birdwatching · knitting · quilting · volunteering · photography · painting · pottery
veterans
Former armed forces members
navy · air force · marines · coast guard · deployment · medal · VA benefits · honorable discharge · reserve · pension
- former membersalumni
- senior livingassisted living, independent living, continuing care, life care, memory care
- baby boomersbaby boomers, post-war generation, me generation, Medicare recipients, civil rights era
- Elderlygolden agers, grandparents, great-grandparents, octogenarians, nursing home residents
- Hawaii demographicsNative Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, population density, population growth, ethnic diversity
- Florida PeopleCubans, Seminoles, Haitians, Puerto Ricans, snowbirds
retireesworkers
People doing jobs
employees · wage earners · working people · professionals · breadwinners
retireesyoung professionals
Recently employed educated adults
recruits · trainees · newcomers · rookies · entry-level workers
retireesstudents
Those receiving instruction
go-getters · hustlers · strivers · full-time workers · nine-to-fivers
- retirement homeResidence for elderly adults
- retirement ageStandard work-ending milestone
- retirement planStrategy for post-work finances
- retirement fundSavings for post-career years
- early retirementExiting career before standard age
- retirement communityHousing development for elderly