Synonyms of senior citizen
30 similar words
Another word for senior citizen is old-timer. Other synonyms of senior citizen are elderly, pensioner, mzee and genarian.
Synonyms and similar words for senior citizen
nounAn elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five...
- senior USAn old person.
- older adult euphemisticAn old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.
- pensionerSomeone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
- ager euphemistic
- antique derogatory, figuratively
- badge-coveAn old person; a senior citizen.
- cheeser slang
- coffin dodger derogatory, humorous
- crinkly derogatoryAn old person.
- elder
- elderlyAn elderly person.
- geriatric slangAn old person.
- genarianAn elderly person, especially one over the age of 60.
- geezer US
- grayhead USA person with gray hair; an elderly person.
- greyhead UK
- mzeeAn elder (old person).
- old slangA person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- no spring chicken
- old timer
- old-timerAn elder.
- oldtimer
- oldieSomething or someone old.
- oldsterSomeone who is old.
- silver top slangAn old person.
- twirly UK, derogatoryAn old age pensioner or other elderly person, especially one using public transport.
- weazen figurativelyAn old person.
- wrinklyAn old person.
- eld archaic, poeticOld age, senility; an old person.
- hoarhead obsolete, poeticAn old person with grey hair.
Meaning of senior citizen
- noun An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
senior citizen in other languages
Questions about synonyms of senior citizen
- What is another word for senior citizen?
- Senior citizen has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as old-timer, elderly, pensioner, mzee and genarian.
- What does senior citizen mean?
- Senior citizen means an elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
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