octogenarian

adjective

Definition of octogenariannext
as in septuagenarian

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Recent Examples of octogenarian Ouma Hettie is an octogenarian goat herder in South Africa’s Kamiesberge. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 Ilinčić’s show borrowed the delicate ropes of octogenarian textile artist Françoise Grossen weaving them into dresses, skirts, bags and belts. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The octogenarian filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with Scorsese on other classics such as Raging Bull and The Last Temptation Of Christ, is showing no signs of slowing down. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 The song, from Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, which some octogenarian readers may remember arriving three days early through an app for the first million Samsung Galaxy owners, had already begun to creep into the younger generation’s consciousness. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Mick Jagger is defying his octogenarian status in a new video, showing his dance moves at a club weeks after turning 83. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 Other sources disputed that explanation, however, suggesting Lauder is instead pulling back on his giving as the octogenarian works to secure his legacy and prioritize more notable philanthropic projects. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The darling daughter who wounded his pride in his octogenarian years was called Tekena, first of her name. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for octogenarian
  1. septuagenarian
  2. nonagenarian
  3. elderly
  4. geriatric
  5. senior
  6. sexagenarian
  7. centenarian
  8. aging
Adjective
  • The project is billed as being another transformative role for Johnson, with extensive makeup and prosthetics used to turn him into the eccentric septuagenarian Chicken Man.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That’s an attitude that Paulo Herkenhoff, a septuagenarian art curator, resists.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of septuagenarian
Adjective
  • In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Venice Film Festival will pay tribute to nonagenarian Italian director Tinto Brass at its upcoming edition with a pre-opening screening of his London-shot 1967 pop thriller Deadly Sweet starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonagenarian
Adjective
  • The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced the capture and extradition of a Southern California man Wednesday, more than two months after he was accused of beating an elderly woman with a bat and fleeing the state.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old Egyptian national, entered his plea on nine federal counts of hate crimes, including one resulting in an elderly woman’s death, and three counts of federal explosives charges.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • Somebody like Gilroy or Jeff Kober and Barry Corbin (popping up occasionally as a pair of geriatric gangsters) will come and go in situations knowingly designed to feel contrived.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ossoff, seen as a potential 2028 contender, said geriatric politicians have little comprehension of AI technology.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Kazmierczak had 60 assists and 4 blocks, senior Kendall Ezell had 23 digs, and sophomore Emerson Lalashuis had 17 kills.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Senior defender Pauly Rzadkosz pointed out the loss will not diminish what the Vikings’ senior class was able to accomplish.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of sexagenarian
Adjective
  • Genes don't completely determine your lifespan, but having a parent hit the centenarian mark helps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Japan's centenarian population has grown substantially since the government began tracking it.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of centenarian
Adjective
  • There’s a reason it hasn’t been licensed for use as an anti-aging drug.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The global market for anti-aging products — including anti-wrinkle creams, plastic surgery and hair restoration — was nearly $78 billion in 2025, according to a study by Precedence Research.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of aging

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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/octogenarian. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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