Meanings
plural senior citizens
- An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
Good news for senior citizens: Death is near!
2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 209Synonyms: senior, older adult, pensioner, ager, antique, badge-cove, cheeser, coffin dodger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 老年人, 老人
- 老年人 (lǎoniánrén)old person
- 老人 (lǎorén)old person
Finnish vanhus, eläkeikäinen
- vanhusold person
- eläkeikäinenold person
French personne âgée, sénior
- personne âgéeold person
- séniorold person
- vieillardold person
- vieillardeold person
German Senior, Seniorin
- Seniorold person
- Seniorinold person
Icelandic eldri borgari
- eldri borgariold person
Italian anziano, anziana
- anzianoold person
- anzianaold person
Japanese 高齢者, 年寄り
- 高齢者 (kōreisha)old person
- 年寄り (toshiyori)old person
- お年寄り (o-toshiyori)old person
- 老人 (rōjin)old person
Korean 고령자, 어르신
- 고령자 (goryeongja)old person
- 어르신 (eoreusin)old person
- 노인 (noin)old person
- 로인 (roin)old person
Māori mātāpuputu, pāhake
- mātāpuputuold person
- pāhakeold person
- kaumātuaold person
Polish senior, seniorka
- seniorold person
- seniorkaold person
Portuguese idoso, idosa
- idosoold person
- idosaold person
Russian пожило́й, пожила́я
- пожило́й (požilój)old person
- пожила́я (požilája)old person
- престаре́лый (prestarélyj)old person
- престаре́лая (prestarélaja)old person
Spanish adulto mayor, sénior
- adulto mayorold person
- séniorold person
- seniorold person
Swahili raia mwandamizi, mtu mzee
- raia mwandamiziold person
- mtu mzeeold person
Cite this entry
senior citizen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senior%20citizen
“senior citizen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senior%20citizen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senior citizen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senior%20citizen.
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