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Synonyms of senior citizen

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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

  1. noun An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

Full definition of senior citizen

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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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