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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