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

Other supercentenarians across the country include 114-year-old Naomi Whitehead of Pennsylvania, 114-year-old Mary Harris of Tennessee, and 113-year-old Winnie Felps of Texas, according to the Gerontology Research Group. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 July 2024

For example, only 18% of validated supercentenarians had a birth certificate; in the U.S., no supercentenarians had this documentation. —Hannah Singleton, Health, 9 Dec. 2024

Prior to her passing, Francis was also the fourth living supercentenarian — a person who lives to be 110 years old. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024

People who live to be 110 or older are considered supercentenarians, and the Gerontology Research Group, in Los Angeles, lists more than 150 of them around the world. —Alex Williams, New York Times, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supercentenarian

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