oldsters (noun)

  • 1elderly — 1. adjective her elderly mother Syn: aged, old, advanced in years, aging, long in the tooth, past one s prime; gray haired, grizzled, hoary; in one s dotage, decrepit, doddering, doddery, senescent; informal getting on, past it, over the hill, no …

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  • 2oldster — UK [ˈəʊldstə(r)] / US [ˈoʊldstər] noun [countable] Word forms oldster : singular oldster plural oldsters informal an old person …

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  • 3e|pit´o|miz´er — e|pit|o|mize «ih PIHT uh myz», transitive verb, mized, miz|ing. 1. to make a summary of: »to epitomize a long report. SYNONYM(S): abridge, condense. 2. Figurative. to be typical or representative of: »Galahad and Lancelot epitomize the knighthood …

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  • 4e|pit|o|mize — «ih PIHT uh myz», transitive verb, mized, miz|ing. 1. to make a summary of: »to epitomize a long report. SYNONYM(S): abridge, condense. 2. Figurative. to be typical or representative of: »Galahad and Lancelot epitomize the knighthood of ancient… …

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  • 5old|ster — «OHLD stuhr», noun. Informal. 1. an old or older person: »The discreet and sober conversation of the oldsters was much disturbed by the loud laughter of the younger folks (Henry Kingsley). 2. (in the British Navy) a midshipman with four years in… …

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  • 6old·ster — /ˈoʊldstɚ/ noun, pl sters [count] informal : an old person active and lively oldsters …

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