octogenarian

[ ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of the age of 80 years.
2. between 80 and 90 years old.

noun

1. a person who is between 80 and 90 years old.

octogenarian

/ ɒkˈtɒdʒɪnərɪ; ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person who is from 80 to 89 years old

adjective

1. of or relating to an octogenarian

Other Words From

• octo·ge·nari·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of octogenarian¹

1805–15; < Latin octōgēnāri ( us ) comprising eighty, eighty years old (equivalent to octōgēn ( ī ) eighty each + -ārius -ary ) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of octogenarian¹

C19: from Latin octōgēnārius containing eighty, from octōgēnī eighty each

Example Sentences

In The Lay of the Land, Frank met with a failing octogenarian friend and visited a funeral home—and regretted both.

From The Daily Beast

The octogenarian Congressman is facing a tough primary against younger opponents.

From The Daily Beast

Today, the octogenarian still rules his self-proclaimed micro-nation alongside his wife, Rina.

From The Daily Beast

Edwin Edwards is an octogenarian ex-con and reality television star who brags that Viagra is made from his blood.

From The Daily Beast

If an octogenarian novelist can surprise in January, it could be a happy new year for fiction.

From The Daily Beast

His visitor flushed at this, so strange was it to receive a lesson in energy from a dying octogenarian.

From Project Gutenberg

Whereupon an octogenarian official approached the door of the box with his shiny, peaked, blue cloth cap in his hand.

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Having made some such reference to it, the sexton Baker, an inquisitive octogenarian, wanted to know what the Holy Grail was.

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The late seventies shrink from night air, even when one means to be a healthy octogenarian.

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The total figures out to about 375,000 specific names, all of which were critically considered by the octogenarian editor!

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