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Meanings of senior citizen in English

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An older person (usually considered to be above the age of 60).

Portuguese
velho
Catalan
persona gran

An elderly person.

velho
Synonyms
Examples for "senior"
Examples for "senior"
1
A senior government source said: We know what companies' investment criteria is.
The Guardian
2
A senior diplomat said of Friday morning's result: We want a deal.
The Guardian
3
Free public transport for senior citizens has been introduced in Northern Ireland.
The Irish Times
4
One senior Republican said an agreement could come today, though hurdles remain.
The Irish Times
5
A senior health official acknowledged a greater pace of change was needed.
BBC
1
China has the world's largest and most rapidly growing older adult population.
Pubmed
2
FC issues arise when an older adult experiences cognitive loss or dementia.
Pubmed
3
Our results demonstrate that older adult males have higher mortality rates than females.
Pubmed
4
This advice needs to be tailored to the older adult's symptoms.
Pubmed
5
Objective: Controversy surrounds appropriate risk factor targets in older adults with diabetes.
Pubmed
Usage of senior citizen in English
1
But the man whose footsteps we're following is no ordinary senior citizen.
News.com.au
2
The most tattooed female senior citizen is Charlotte Guttenberg from the US.
The South African
3
He is a very senior citizen to spend five weeks ferrying drinks.
The Guardian
4
He had also gone on a waiting list for a senior citizen's home.
The Irish Times
5
Without us quite realizing it, our eternal puppy had become a senior citizen.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
6
Williams turns 35 in September, and in tennis terms that's senior citizen status.
Radio NZ
7
One of the things about being a senior citizen is acceptance.
The Irish Times
8
And it was senior citizen day, so I got twenty-five percent off that.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
9
Sixty-eight healthy elders were recruited from 2 Midwestern senior citizen centers.
Pubmed
10
Sharon Danaher-Henry, a senior citizen, decided not to fly to Maine from Connecticut.
Reuters
11
Kids with normal lives, who probably hadn't assaulted a senior citizen this afternoon.
Catch and Kill
12
I felt kind of bad for beating up a senior citizen.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
13
Before the match against Court he said: 'Heck, at 55 I'm a senior citizen.
The Guardian
14
Jackson was forty-five but could generally talk his way into a senior citizen discount.
By reason of insanity
15
As a senior citizen, you raised my hopes and expectations of the younger generations.
The Irish Times
16
And if you're a senior citizen, so much the better.
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Translations for senior citizen
Portuguese
velho
Senior citizen through the time
Senior citizen across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
Common