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oldsters

oldsters is the plural of oldster.

Meaning of oldster

Noun

oldster (plural oldsters)

  1. (informal, sometimes disrespectful) Someone who is old.
    • 'Oh yes,' laughed Solitaire. 'Plenty of them. All the local inhabitants who take the money off the oldsters, for instance. The people who own the motels and the trailer-camps. You could make plenty of money running the bingo tournaments.'1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 121
    Antonyms:
    youngster
  2. A midshipman of four years' standing; a master's mate.

Questions about oldsters

What is oldsters the plural of?
Oldsters is the plural of oldster.

Words near oldsters in the dictionary

  1. oldspeak
  2. oldsquaw
  3. oldsquaws
  4. Oldstead
  5. oldster
  6. oldsters
  7. oldstyle
  8. oldstyles
  9. oldtimer
  10. oldtimers
  11. oldtown

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