senior citizen

English

Noun

senior citizen (plural senior citizens)

An old person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.
Synonyms: senior (US), older adult (euphemism), pensioner

Coordinate terms: pensioner, retiree

Translations

old person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 老年人 (lǎo nián rén)
Finnish: vanhus (fi), eläkeikäinen
French: personne âgée (fr) f, sénior (fr) m or f, vieillard (fr) m, vieillarde (fr) f
German: Senior (de) m, Seniorin (de) f

Italian: anziano (it) m, anziana (it) f
Maori: mātāpuputu, pāhake, kaumātua
Portuguese: idoso (pt) m, idosa (pt) f
Spanish: adulto mayor m

See also

grey power

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