senior citizen
noun
plural senior citizens
: an older adult and especially one who is age 65 or older
Examples of senior citizen in a Sentence
Senior citizens qualify for a discount at the movie theater.
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Tickets are $20; $15 senior citizens 60-plus, members of the military and college students with valid ID; $10 for children.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
As part of the agreement, the hotel agreed to provide $250,000 over the next seven years to help needy senior citizens with home repairs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said Zarutska, who had worked at a senior citizen center, a pizza place, took care of animals in the neighborhood and had just recently moved in with her partner, will be buried in the United States, even after the Ukrainian Embassy reached out to her family.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
As part of the agreement, the hotel agreed to provide $250,000 over the next seven years to help needy senior citizens with home repairs.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said Zarutska, who had worked at a senior citizen center, a pizza place, took care of animals in the neighborhood and had just recently moved in with her partner, will be buried in the United States, even after the Ukrainian Embassy reached out to her family.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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