oldster
English edit
Etymology edit
From old + -ster, modelled after youngster.
Noun edit
oldster (plural oldsters)
- (informal, sometimes disrespectful) Someone who is old.
- Synonyms: geezer, old timer, senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person
- Antonym: youngster
- 2020 February 10, David Brooks, “The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- The oldsters start squabbling about whose memory is better. “It was cold that day,” one says about some faraway memory. “What are you talking about? It was May, late May,” says another.
- (nautical) A midshipman of four years' standing; a master's mate.
Further reading edit
- “oldster”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “oldster, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “oldster”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “oldster”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “oldster” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.