dotard

noun

Definition of dotardnext
as in oldster

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Recent Examples of dotard Madman, rogue, gangster, frightened barking dog, dotard, rocket man, little rocket man -- the criticism of course by the American media was relentless. — Fox News, 10 Mar. 2018 All the fighters at work achieve the everyday goal by over 200% with hearts to kill dotard Trump by cutting and tearing apart his body and cutting his head off! — Will Ripley and Tim Schwarz, CNN, 26 Oct. 2017 Fox News and Breitbart built media empires dedicated to dotards. — Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 Oct. 2017 Stay above the snakeline, and don’t call anyone a dotard because Kim’s lawyers are on speed-dial and those stubby fingers can really move, folks. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotard
  1. oldster
  2. geriatric
  3. ancient
  4. dowager
  5. old-timer
  6. senior citizen
  7. elder
Noun
  • Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Definition of oldster
Noun
  • The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Noun
  • The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026
  • Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Definition of ancient
Noun
  • The show’s underpinned by the differences in character and country of Lady Cora and her formidable mother-in-law, the dowager Countess Violet Crawley, played by the equally formidable and much missed Dame Maggie Smith.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 July 2025
  • The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.
    — Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of dowager
Noun
  • Bob had to learn the ropes from old-timers and many magazine articles and books.
    — Bob Rocchetta as told to Al Ristori, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026
  • So, the context of this game is what the old-timers used to colloquially call a battle of piss ants.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of old-timer
Noun
  • The other, comprising of Aetna, Caremark and two companies that CVS acquired that provide primary care and in-home health evaluations to senior citizens, will be called CVS Health in the interim.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
  • According to Tito’s, 100% of the proceeds of the Turkey Rot lineup through its online store will benefit Meals on Wheels America, which addresses hunger and isolation among senior citizens.
    — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of senior citizen
Noun
  • Through the work of tribal language leaders, elders and younger generations, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is working to ensure Nisenan is not simply remembered as part of the past, but spoken and carried forward into the future.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Republican elders Barry Goldwater, John Rhodes, and Hugh Scott told Nixon that impeachment in the House of Representatives was now certain, and conviction in the Senate likely.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of elder

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“Dotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotard. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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