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

Authorities say scammers targeted senior citizens in Tarrant County and other places in the United States.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Country star Billy Ray Cyrus was honored with a virtual surprise party to celebrate his becoming a senior citizen.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 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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The young animals just don’t have that same physiological capacity, perhaps, or just not the long-term knowledge that a more seasoned adult animal would have.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Officers established a perimeter around the home and spoke with the original caller outside, who told police a dependent adult was still inside the residence with the armed man.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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