golden ager

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golden ager

A senior citizen.

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gold′en ag′er

(ˈeɪ dʒər)
n.

an elderly person, esp. one who has retired.

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Noun

golden ager - an elderly person

old person, oldster, senior citizen

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

golden ager

noun

An elderly person:

ancient, elder, senior, senior citizen.

Informal: oldster, old-timer.

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