senior citizen
Elderly community member
Senior citizen is a polite term for an older person, typically someone past retirement age.
The threshold varies but usually falls around sixty-five.
The phrase appears in contexts involving discounts, benefits, or social programs: senior citizen discount, senior citizen housing.
Often shortened to senior: a bus full of seniors on a day trip.
One who left work
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- 401(k)Tax-advantaged retirement savings account
IRA · annuity · fixed income · nest egg · retirement community · retirement home · assisted living · downsizing
Advanced in age
- agedAdvanced in years
- elderSenior figure of authority
- oldExisting many years
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · gray-haired · silver-haired · aging · mature · advanced age
Seniors' advocacy organization
- elder rightsProtections for aging populations
- age discriminationPrejudice based on years lived
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
- elder abuseHarming or exploiting seniors
meals on wheels · elder care · caregiver · accessibility · aging in place · ombudsman · social services
retiree
One who left work
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
401(k) · IRA · annuity · fixed income · nest egg · retirement community · retirement home · assisted living · downsizing · empty nest
elderly
Advanced in age
geriatric · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · gray-haired · silver-haired · aging · mature · advanced age · age-related
AARP
Seniors' advocacy organization
- elder rightsProtections for aging populations
- age discriminationPrejudice based on years lived
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
elder abuse · meals on wheels · elder care · caregiver · accessibility · aging in place · ombudsman · social services
experience
Practical knowledge from life
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
guidance · knowledge · insight · storytelling · reminisce · legacy · memoir · heritage · nostalgia · life lessons
leisure
Free time for relaxation
- travelMovement between locations
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- grandparentParent once removed
volunteer · gardening · book club · golf · RV · recreation · bingo · bridge · crafts · walking group
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, old fart, old timer
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- pensionersretiree, old age pensioner, annuitant
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- maturityadulthood, immature, come of age, ripe, unripe
- seniorselderly, old woman, old lady, older adults, old man
senior citizenyouth
State of being immature
young person · child · teenager · adolescent · youngster
senior, citizen, citizens, seniors, citizenship, seniority, citizenry, senioritis