supercentenarian

noun

su·​per·​cen·​te·​nar·​i·​an ˈsü-pər-ˌsen-tə-ˈner-ē-ən 

-ˈne-rē-

: a person who is 110 years old or older

Reports of supercentenarians living well beyond 110 are often suspect because of the lack of reliable birth records.

—Karen G. Jackovich

Examples of supercentenarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gibson held the title of Michigan’s oldest living person for nearly four years following the death of 114-year-old Irene Dunham on May 1, 2022, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks people older than 110, known as supercentenarians. —Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Older adults and supercentenarians who age well have a gut microbiome that looks more like those of younger people. —Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026

Renfrow Smith, a supercentenarian born the granddaughter of slaves and who lived through the administrations of 19 U.S. presidents, died Friday, Jan. 2, in Chicago. —Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026

This study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, was the most thorough deep dive into the biology of supercentenarians (people over 110 years), according to Esteller. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supercentenarian

• latitudinarian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian
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• riparian
• rotarian