downshifter
noun[C]
uk/ˈdaʊn.ʃɪf.tər/us/ˈdaʊn.ʃɪf.tɚ/someone wholeavesajobthat is wellpaidanddifficultinorderto do something that gives them moretimeandsatisfactionbut lessmoney:
（放弃难度大﹑高薪工作）选择做赚钱较少但有更多工余时间和满足感的工作的人，放慢生活节奏的人，慢活族He's noordinarydownshiftertradinghighearningsforruraltranquillity.他根本不是个慢活族，不会为享受恬静的乡村生活而放弃高收入的工作。
Thetruedownshifter - whether hebecomesaplumber, apotter, orunspecified"freelanceconsultant" - does notwantanyjobthattakeshim back to a 70-hourweek.真正放慢生活节奏的人，不管是改行成了水管工、制陶工，还是无定职的“自由咨询人”，都不想再干每周七十小时的工作。
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downshift
- I was a downshifter before Ievenknewthe word.
- Postofficesmay beclosing,trainservicesreducedandpubsshuttingdown, but theurbandownshifter will stillfindplenty ofroaringruralcommunitiesout there.
- The othergreatfictionaldownshifter of the 70s was Peter Barkworth's back-to-basicsbankmanagerin Telford's Change.
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- abdication
- attrition
- bow
- bow out
- chuck
- chucksomethingin
- golden handcuffs
- golden handshake
- golden parachute
- leave the field open forsomeoneidiom
- natural wastage
- pension
- retire
- retiree
- retirement
- retiring
- serve out
- stand aside
- throw