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octogenarian vs oldster

oldster vs octogenarian

octogenarian and oldster both are nouns.

octogenarian is an adjective but oldster is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
octogenarian Yes Yes No No
oldster Yes No No No
As nouns, oldster is a hypernym of octogenarian; that is, oldster is a word with a broader meaning than octogenarian:
  • octogenarian: someone whose age is in the eighties
  • oldster: an elderly person
Other hypernyms of octogenarian include golden ager, old person, senior citizen.
octogenarian (noun) oldster (noun)
someone whose age is in the eighties an elderly person
octogenarian (adjective) oldster (adjective)
being from 80 to 89 years old
Difference between octogenarian and oldster

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