senior citizen

senior citizen

n. A person of relatively advanced age, especially one who has retired.

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sen′ior-cit′i·zen adj.senior citizenry n.

senior citizen

n an old age pensioner

sen′ior cit′izen

n. an older person, esp. one who is retired. [1935–1940]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

senior citizen - an elderly person golden ager, old person, oldsteradult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onwardancient, antediluvian - a very old personcentenarian - someone who is at least 100 years oldcurmudgeon - a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideasdodderer - one who dodders from old age and weaknessdodo, fogey, fogy, fossil - someone whose style is out of fashiondotard - an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellectback-number, has-been - someone who is no longer popularnonagenarian - someone whose age is in the ninetiesoctogenarian - someone whose age is in the eightiesold boy - a vivacious elderly mangraybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very oldold woman - a woman who is oldseptuagenarian - someone whose age is in the seventiessexagenarian - someone whose age is in the sixties

senior citizen

noun pensioner, retired person, old age pensioner, O.A.P., elder, old or elderly person I sat next to her at the Senior Citizens' Club yesterday.

senior citizen

nounAn elderly person:ancient, elder, golden ager, senior.Informal: oldster, old-timer.

Translations

已届退休年龄的公民老年公民领养老金的人

senior

(ˈsiːnjə) noun1. (also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority. John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers. 年長的，地位較高的 年长的，资格较老的 2. (American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school. (美)大四生，高三生 （美）最高年级的，最后一年的 adjective (often abbreviated to Snr, ~Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name. John Jones Senior. 父子同名時代表父親，老... 同名父子中之年长者，老... ˌseniˈority (-niˈo-) noun the state of being senior. The officers sat at the table in order of seniority. 年資 年资，职高，资深 senior citizen a person who has passed retirement age. 已屆退休年齡的公民 已届退休年龄的公民

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older than but senior to.

senior citizen

→ 老年公民zhCN, 领养老金的人zhCN