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senior citizen

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senior citizen
n.
A person of relatively advanced age, especially a person at or over the age of retirement.

senior-citi·zen (snyr-st-zn) adj.
senior citizenry n.

senior citizen
Noun
an old person, esp. a pensioner
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.senior citizensenior citizen - an elderly person                    
adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
ancient, antediluvian - a very old person
centenarian - someone who is at least 100 years old
curmudgeon - a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
dodderer - one who dodders from old age and weakness
dodo, fogey, fogy, fossil - someone whose style is out of fashion
dotard - an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
back-number, has-been - someone who is no longer popular
nonagenarian - someone whose age is in the nineties
octogenarian - someone whose age is in the eighties
old boy - a vivacious elderly man
graybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old
old woman - a woman who is old
septuagenarian - someone whose age is in the seventies
sexagenarian - someone whose age is in the sixties

senior citizen
noun pensioner, retired person, old age pensioner, O.A.P., elder, old or elderly person
Translations
senior citizen npersona de la tercera edad
senior citizen senior npersonne f du troisième âge
senior citizen senior nSenior(in) m(f)
senior citizen nanziano/a


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