oldster

[ohld-ster]

noun

1. an old or elderly person.

2. (in the British navy) a midshipman of four years' standing.

oldster

/ ˈəʊldstə /

noun

1. informal,  an older person

2. navy a person who has been a midshipman for four years

Word History and Origins

Origin of oldster¹

1810–20; old + -ster, modeled on youngster

Example Sentences

Here, youngsters and oldsters alike turned up to pay tribute to the band.

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Grammy voters go back and forth with this award: Sometimes they anoint headstrong youngsters as rock’s great new hope; other times they congratulate wizened oldsters for staying in the game.

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Here’s a quick example of how young people still get Alanis while critical oldsters fail to learn any new tricks.

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They’ve been given minor individual characteristics — a hat, a vest, tattoos, glasses, jewelry, a beauty mark, freckles, wrinkled outlines for the oldsters — to keep things dramatically clear.

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 83, on TV recently defended the oldsters — “Age is relative” — and Biden in particular: “He’s a kid to me.”

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