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oldster

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 L D S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who is old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: sometimes disrespectful

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geezer, old timer, senior citizen, ager, antique, badge-cove, cheeser, coffin dodger, crinkly, eld, elder, elderly, geriatric, genarian, grayhead, greyhead, hoarhead, mzee, old, no spring chicken, old-timer, oldtimer, older adult, oldie, oldster, senior, silver top, twirly, weazen, wrinkly

Antonyms: youngster

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noun

Meaning 2

A midshipman of four years' standing; a master's mate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

an elderly person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: old person, senior citizen, golden ager

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adult, grownup

Narrower terms: ancient, antediluvian, centenarian, curmudgeon, dodderer, dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil, dotard, has-been, back-number, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old boy, old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah, old woman, septuagenarian, sexagenarian

History

Etymology

From old + -ster, modelled after youngster. Attested from early 19th c.