senior citizen

noun

1. an elderly or aged person, especially one who is retired.

senior citizen

noun

1. an old age pensioner

Other Words From

• senior citizenship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of senior citizen¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Alleged senior citizen thief not Johnny Knoxville in disguise.

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There was just a disabled senior citizen who had been hastened to her grave, and the press paid the matter scant attention.

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In 2011, he made headlines as a vulnerable and angry senior citizen pleading with Congress to help stop elder abuse.

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Letterman is a senior-citizen-aged lanky Midwesterner who is clever but never too edgy with his guests.

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If you are a senior citizen, you must vote for President Obama.

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Related Words

• pensioner
• retiree
• senior