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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Rather than young school children, our heroes are octogenarians living in a rather upmarket retirement home (the fictitious Coopers Chase).
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Months away from becoming an octogenarian, Neil Young remains as spunky, fearless and outspoken as any major artist of his generation — let alone those who followed.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Months away from becoming an octogenarian, Neil Young remains as spunky, fearless and outspoken as any major artist of his generation — let alone those who followed.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octogenarian. Accessed 6 Sep. 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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