senior citizen
noun
plural senior citizens
: an older adult and especially one who is age 65 or older
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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Right Before His Birthday In Texas, a senior citizen was lured by an advertisement offering aid for gasoline and groceries.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Trump began the recent phenomenon of sending senior citizens to the White House when he was elected in 2016 at age 70.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Most senior citizens pay their Medicare Part B premiums through automatic deductions from their Social Security payments (the amounts paid can be found on your SSA-1099 statement).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The former Banta School is likely to be sold and senior citizen programming moved to the former McGill Manufacturing plant at 909 Lafayette St.
The Valpo Parks Board is scheduled to vote on a resolution to sell the Banta Activity Center at its Tuesday meeting.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Trump began the recent phenomenon of sending senior citizens to the White House when he was elected in 2016 at age 70.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Most senior citizens pay their Medicare Part B premiums through automatic deductions from their Social Security payments (the amounts paid can be found on your SSA-1099 statement).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The former Banta School is likely to be sold and senior citizen programming moved to the former McGill Manufacturing plant at 909 Lafayette St.
The Valpo Parks Board is scheduled to vote on a resolution to sell the Banta Activity Center at its Tuesday meeting.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Senior citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senior%20citizen. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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