Synonyms of senior citizen

senior citizen

noun

as in elder

a person of advanced years

more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elder
• adult
• golden-ager
• ancient
• oldster
• geriatric
• old-timer
• senior
• patriarch
• dowager
• graybeard
• grandam
• whitebeard
• beldam
• gaffer
• dotard
• grown-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• youngster
• adolescent
• minor
• child
• kid
• juvenile
• cub
• kiddie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of senior citizen

Government is a service provider and funds have to be allocated for health, public safety, senior citizens and transportation. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Thirteen miles away in Oakland the following day, some senior citizens sat down with a group of students to address AI angst at a grassroots tech event. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

For example, they can be used after an Amber alert about a missing child or a silver alert about a missing senior citizen is issued. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

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