postcareer
postcareer adjective: following the end of one's current or primary career.
Adjective
postcareer (not comparable)
- Following the end of one's current or primary career
- You should talk to the manager about your postcareer planning.
Adverb
postcareer (not comparable)
- Following the end of one's current or primary career
- I don't have any firm plans postcareer.
Noun
postcareer (plural postcareers)
- One's second or subsequent career; often specifically the phase of life following a professional athletic career
- They have to start to prepare for their postcareers because it could start tomorrow.2002 June 12, Thomas George, “ON PRO FOOTBALL; McNeil Helps Players Manage Their Money”, in The New York Times
Forms of postcareer
| plural | postcareers |
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Origin of postcareer
From post- + career.
Questions about postcareer
- What does postcareer mean?
- Postcareer means following the end of one's current or primary career.
- What part of speech is postcareer?
- Postcareer can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
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