senior citizen
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of senior citizen
First recorded in 1935–40
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James will turn 42 in December, but he has established himself as the most effective senior citizen the NBA has ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Jatinder, who says he would be turning 60 - "a senior citizen" - in a couple of months, was carrying a heavy shoulder bag.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
“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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