octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
: a person whose age is in the eighties
The octogenarian uses a cane for walking.
octogenarian
adjective
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In February, the octogenarian shared a video on his Instagram of the musician performing in a record shop 2016.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 11 June 2025
Ralph Fiennes’s concierge is the director’s natural surrogate, the behind-the-scenes guy who tends to every detail of the hotel’s operation while going to extraordinary lengths to please the guests, even if that means bedding octogenarians.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
The other day, a few union stalwarts, octogenarians and nonagenarians, gathered at the Downtown Community Television Center, a theatre in an old firehouse.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s more evidence of his mental decline in today’s publication of a book detailing his aides’ and confidants’ efforts to hide the effects of age in the now octogenarian and even more evidence in the release of the audio of his halting performance with former Special Counsel Robert Hur.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 11 June 2025
Ralph Fiennes’s concierge is the director’s natural surrogate, the behind-the-scenes guy who tends to every detail of the hotel’s operation while going to extraordinary lengths to please the guests, even if that means bedding octogenarians.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
The other day, a few union stalwarts, octogenarians and nonagenarians, gathered at the Downtown Community Television Center, a theatre in an old firehouse.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s more evidence of his mental decline in today’s publication of a book detailing his aides’ and confidants’ efforts to hide the effects of age in the now octogenarian and even more evidence in the release of the audio of his halting performance with former Special Counsel Robert Hur.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octogenarian. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a person whose age is between 80 and 89
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octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a person whose age is in the eighties
octogenarian
adjective
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