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senior citizen

–noun

an elderly or aged person, esp. one who is retired or whose principal source of support is a pension or Social Security benefits.

[Origin: 1935–40

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—Related forms

senior citizenship.

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senior citizen
n. A person of relatively advanced age, especially a person at or over the age of retirement.

sen'ior-cit'i·zen (sēn'yər-sĭt'ĭ-zən) adj., senior citizenry n.

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senior citizen
noun
an elderly person [syn: oldster]

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senior citizen

a person who has passed retirement age

Arabic:	مُواطِن مُتَقاعِد
Chinese (Simplified):	已届退休年龄的公民
Chinese (Traditional):	已屆退休年齡的公民
Czech:	starší člověk
Danish:	pensionist
Dutch:	bejaarde
Estonian:	elatanud inimene
Finnish:	eläkeläinen
French:	personne âgée
German:	der, *die Senior(in)
Greek:	συνταξιούχος
Hungarian:	nyugdíjas (korú állampolgár)
Icelandic:	eldri borgari
Indonesian:	warga lanjut usia
Italian:	pensionato

Japanese:	高令者
Latvian:	pensionārs; pensijas vecuma cilvēks
Lithuanian:	pagyvenęs žmogus
Norwegian:	pensjonist, eldre person
Polish:	emeryt
Portuguese (Brazil):	reformado
Portuguese (Portugal):	reformado
Romanian:	persoană în vârstă
Russian:	пенсионер
Slovak:	starší človek
Slovenian:	upokojenec
Spanish:	jubilado, persona de la tercera edad
Swedish:	pensionär
Turkish:	yaşlı, *ihtiyar kimse