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octogenarian vs senior citizen

senior citizen vs octogenarian

octogenarian and senior citizen both are nouns.

octogenarian is an adjective but senior citizen is not an adjective.

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

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