senior citizen
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of senior citizen
First recorded in 1935–40
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There were only 2.5 working-age people for each senior citizen last year, down from 3.6 in 2009, the report says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
For a senior citizen on a fixed income, the chance that larger refund “gets spent is extremely high,” Mills said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
"The senior citizen was trapped on an upper floor... and unable to get assistance," he told radio outlet DZMM.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Nawrocki was accused of taking advantage of a vulnerable senior citizen to acquire his council flat at a huge discount in exchange for promises of care that were unfulfilled.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
“Why don’t you bring me a wild one, Miss Gilly? I need to wake up that fifty-year-old senior citizen I’ve got for a son.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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