senior citizen
noun
plural senior citizens
: an older adult and especially one who is age 65 or older
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Examples of senior citizen in a Sentence
Senior citizens qualify for a discount at the movie theater.
more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives
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Trone, who has emphasized protecting Social Security and Medicare during his three terms in the U.S. House, held a particularly large advantage — 60% to 27% — among senior citizens, according to the poll’s Democratic primary voters.
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Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
The town runs one affordable housing development for senior citizens.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Why does Dousman have a major complex of senior citizen services?
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
Doubly so in correcting Marty Funkhouser that senior citizens like himself can’t self-designate as orphans.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
The town runs one affordable housing development for senior citizens.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Why does Dousman have a major complex of senior citizen services?
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
Doubly so in correcting Marty Funkhouser that senior citizens like himself can’t self-designate as orphans.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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