ret'd

See also: retd and retd.

English

Adjective

ret'd (not comparable)

1. (especially military) Abbreviation of retired.

   Synonym: ret.

   • 2014 September 5, Joan Bryden, “'Nixonian' Tory entrapment tactics blasted by Liberals”, in CBC News‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-08-12:

     Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, right, chats with Lt. General (ret'd) Andrew Leslie following Leslie's speech on day two of the Liberal Party of Canada's biennial convention in Montreal.

Verb

ret'd

1. Abbreviation of returned.

References

• “ret'd, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “ret'd, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• RDTE, dret, RTed, RDT&E