MIDDLE-AGER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

middle-ager

noun

as in oldster

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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 museum tends to attract a broad swath of ages, from middle school on up to senior citizens—though school vacation periods do bring in a younger, elementary school–aged crowd, too.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The entrance fee is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $5 with an active military ID, and children 14 and younger are admitted at no charge.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of senior citizen

Noun

McCollum is the graybeard entering only his fifth season and in the second year of a three-year, $48 million contract extension.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards.

— Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022

Definition of graybeard

Noun

While the boys bicker over stickball rules, old-timers Keith Hernandez, Willie Randolph and Tom Seaver argue from a stoop.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
There are the old-timers who have been cracking jokes on stage since before Gen Zers were born, including Marc Maron, Chelsea Handler and Martin Lawrence.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of old-timer

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Four in 10 American kids will become adults hampered by obesity, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, or other conditions that can limit their opportunities and shorten their lives.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
The toddler was hit in the leg by a bullet as an adult was cleaning their gun in the Tulare County residence, the county Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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