oldster
3
7.6
- noun
- /ˈoʊldstər/
- Informal
:
anciano
- I'm sure that they still have some oldsters around who remember that.
- youngsters and oldsters
- wizened oldster
- white-haired oldsters
OK, if you're just going to make stuff up to scare the oldsters, why stop there?
- OK, if you're just going to make stuff up to scare the oldsters, why stop there?
Examples
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And young people are far more disturbed by logical disconnects than many of us oldsters.
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I'm sure the oldsters of that era said the same thing...
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Get your oldster an iPad and spend an afternoon showing them how to use it.
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So when you have a lot of people in working ages, very few children, no oldsters yet.
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The issue is how we 'oldsters' are viewed, and it's not nice.
Blog text (31) -
The three of them sit on a bench together, and the oldsters feed seed to the pigeons.
Fiction book (1997) -
I am too—August 29, only I was born ten years before you, baby; I'm an oldster.
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The oldster shared stories from his youth, captivating everyone with tales of the past.
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Many oldsters prefer to reminisce about their childhood during family gatherings.
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At the park, the oldster smiled as he watched children play and remembered his own childhood.
Synonyms
203
2.7
A person who is older than another person
175
1.0
A person who is much older than most adults
162
3.1
An older person who is respected for age and experience
62
2.0
An older person who is usually retired and often over 60 years old
39
5.2
A person who has done something for a long time and is respected for their experience
17
9.7
An older person who seems out of touch and set in their ways
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1.7
A person in the later years of life
1
3.7
An older person respected for their knowledge and good sense
1
5.1
A person who has done a job or activity for many years and knows it well
A person who is older and usually retired
A respected older person with grey hair who gives advice
Antonyms
How Old
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7.2
8
7.6
- Informal
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7.6
62
2.0
175
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oldster is made of old and the ending -ster, which turns a word into a person. You can see the same -ster in youngster, so oldster simply means 'an old person' and is used for someone noticeably old.