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jubilado

retiree

noun hoo-bee-LAH-doh Rare

Origin: from Latin jubilare, 'to shout for joy'

Also means

pensioner

Usage Note

Jubilado is the standard term for a retired person in Spain and Latin America, from the verb jubilarse (to retire). The word shares its Latin root with 'jubilee' — the original sense was joyful. The feminine form is jubilada. In everyday speech estar jubilado means to be retired; jubilarse means to retire (intransitively).

Examples

"Mi abuelo es un jubilado activo."

Natural Translation

My grandfather is an active retiree.

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