middle-agers

noun

plural of middle-ager
as in oldsters

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  1. oldsters
  2. senior citizens
  3. ancients
  4. old-timers
  5. adults
  6. seniors
Noun
  • Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of oldsters
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 citizens
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
Definition of ancients
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-timers
Noun
  • Those shorts, which will retail for $80 for adults and $55 for kids, will launch next month in 500 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and online.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In the early 1990s, more than 60% of American adults finished at least one book a year; today, fewer than half do.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of adults
Noun
  • And the population of seniors will grow at a far faster clip than school-aged children.
    — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As of 2022, seniors represented less than 15 percent of the city’s population but accounted for approximately 45 percent of pedestrian fatalities.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of seniors
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