- oldster
- [ʹəʋldstə] n разг. часто ирон.
1. 1) пожилой человек2) старик3) представитель старшего поколения; ветеран2. мор. корабельный гардемарин, прослуживший более трёх лет
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oldster
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Oldster — Old ster, n. [Cf. {Youngster}.] An old person. [Jocular] H. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oldster — (n.) 1818, colloquial, from OLD (Cf. old) + STER (Cf. ster), on analogy of YOUNGSTER (Cf. youngster) … Etymology dictionary
oldster — [ōld′stər] n. [see STER] Informal a person who is no longer young or middle aged; old or elderly person … English World dictionary
Oldster — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Oldster (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on Oldster instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/Oldster … Wikipedia
oldster — UK [ˈəʊldstə(r)] / US [ˈoʊldstər] noun [countable] Word forms oldster : singular oldster plural oldsters informal an old person … English dictionary
oldster — noun Date: 1848 an old or elderly person … New Collegiate Dictionary
oldster — /ohld steuhr/, n. 1. an old or elderly person. 2. (in the British navy) a midshipman of four years standing. [1810 20; OLD + STER, modeled on youngster] * * * … Universalium
oldster — noun Someone who is old aged Ant: youngster … Wiktionary
Oldster — old or older person … Dictionary of Australian slang
oldster — Australian Slang old or older person … English dialects glossary
oldster — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. senior citizen, old man, old woman, old lady, veteran, patriarch, dowager, golden ager, senior adult, retired man, retired woman, old duffer*, old codger*, geezer*, old coot*, old goat*, old bag*, no spring chicken*; see… … English dictionary for students
