Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senior citizen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
se-nior c-i-t-i-zen
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

senior citizens (plural)

Phrases

grey power

Frequently Paired Words

grey power pensioner retiree

Synonyms

senior older adult pensioner ager antique badge-cove cheeser coffin dodger crinkly eld elder elderly

Questions

What does senior citizen mean?
An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

How to pronounce senior citizen

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