middle-ager

noun

Definition of middle-agernext
as in oldster

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  1. oldster
  2. senior citizen
  3. graybeard
  4. old-timer
  5. ancient
  6. adult
Noun
  • Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
Definition of oldster
Noun
  • In 2023, senior citizens were conned out of roughly $3.4 billion in a range of financial crimes, according to the FBI data.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • However, the Casino Association of New Jersey, backed by Local 54, warns that such a move would significantly reduce tax revenue for state programs benefiting senior citizens and disabled residents.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of senior citizen
Noun
  • The boss man certainly has a soft spot for the graybeard – and Whitworth literally has a graying beard – who's been so exceptional over the years while protecting quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, which is only a small part of what he's meant to the Rams.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Immediately, four dogs bound out of a modest pine log cabin, barking their fool heads off; there's George, a fluffy Newfoundland with a graybeard's tired face; Bunny, an Old English sheepdog; and Shih Tzus Clementine and Bear, the latter of whom cannot and will not be befriended.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2021
Definition of graybeard
Noun
  • It’s also sparked tension between old-timers clinging to their neighborhood’s middle-class roots and other city residents who embrace the coast as an urban oasis.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Its inhabitants count among some of the last old-timers on the block in the center of the capital’s tourist district.
    Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of old-timer
Noun
  • Halfway down the Aegean coast, Smyrna, as Asia Minor ancients called it, was where East met West as an economic and cultural synapse at the end of the Silk Road.
    Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
  • Yet not only is there no Vena amoris (as it was dubbed), but there’s also little evidence to support the idea of ancients routinely wearing engagement rings.
    Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
Definition of ancient
Noun
  • Both studies monitored obese adults with moderate to severe sleep apnea over a 52-week period.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of adult
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middle-agers

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