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elder vs older

older vs elder

elder is a noun but older is not a noun.

elder and older both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elder Yes Yes No No
older No Yes No No
As adjectives, elder and older are synonyms defined as:
  • elder and older: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Other synonyms of elder include sr..
elder (noun) older (noun)
a person who is older than you are
any of various church officers
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
elder (adjective) older (adjective)
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son skilled through long experience
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Difference between elder and older

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