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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One rainy afternoon, the kindly octogenarian — wrapped in a warm leopard print jumper — stops pottering around and sinks into her favorite chair to call her daughter.
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David Opie, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
My fellow octogenarians and I are the last generation to have had immediate family members who were victims of the Holocaust.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The octogenarian hasn’t seemed to catch the theater bug yet.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
This past June 27, the trim octogenarian took the spotlight.
—Graydon Carter, airmail.news, 6 July 2024
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David Opie, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
My fellow octogenarians and I are the last generation to have had immediate family members who were victims of the Holocaust.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The octogenarian hasn’t seemed to catch the theater bug yet.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
This past June 27, the trim octogenarian took the spotlight.
—Graydon Carter, airmail.news, 6 July 2024
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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octogenarian. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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