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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At 80, President Joe Biden is not only the first octogenarian in the Oval Office, his relative seniority puts him among the 5% of world leaders who are in their 80s, according to Pew.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Pelosi said critics of octogenarians like herself and Biden and nonagenarians like Feinstein need to appreciate that the test is in the ability to do the job, not one’s age.
—Amy B Wang, Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
The reign of the octogenarians is a risky bet for a democracy.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Investigators learned that Fleming and his neighbors had a long-standing dispute, resulting in the vehicle owner’s girlfriend obtaining a peace order against the octogenarian earlier this year, the spokesperson said.
—Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
Yet even as the bandmembers became octogenarians, the rivalry remains.
—Shirley Halperin, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
The third-term Democrat from Minneapolis has publicly expressed concerns about Biden running for a second four-year term in the White House as an octogenarian.
—Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
At its simplest form, the squat is an essential movement pattern used by everyone from toddlers to octogenarians to rise from seated to standing positions, and vice versa.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
The octogenarian was never able to buy a home and spends his retirement income, around 71,000 pesos, or $270, on rent.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Pelosi said critics of octogenarians like herself and Biden and nonagenarians like Feinstein need to appreciate that the test is in the ability to do the job, not one’s age.
—Amy B Wang, Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
The reign of the octogenarians is a risky bet for a democracy.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Investigators learned that Fleming and his neighbors had a long-standing dispute, resulting in the vehicle owner’s girlfriend obtaining a peace order against the octogenarian earlier this year, the spokesperson said.
—Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
Yet even as the bandmembers became octogenarians, the rivalry remains.
—Shirley Halperin, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
The third-term Democrat from Minneapolis has publicly expressed concerns about Biden running for a second four-year term in the White House as an octogenarian.
—Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
At its simplest form, the squat is an essential movement pattern used by everyone from toddlers to octogenarians to rise from seated to standing positions, and vice versa.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
The octogenarian was never able to buy a home and spends his retirement income, around 71,000 pesos, or $270, on rent.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2023
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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
Medical Definition
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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