octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
: a person whose age is in the eighties
The octogenarian uses a cane for walking.
octogenarian
adjective
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Lawyers representing children, and an octogenarian who has spent the Florida revival of his law career as a Legal Aid attorney are among the South Florida attorneys honored during the 2025 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
This week, Todd S. Purdum, a longtime political reporter for The New York Times, explains why Democrats have only themselves to blame for the Mexican standoff they’re now locked in with a very stubborn octogenarian.
—airmail.news, 13 July 2024
Instead, Connolly will join multiple House septuagenarians and octogenarians in senior roles during the next congressional term.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
This week, Todd S. Purdum, a longtime political reporter for The New York Times, explains why Democrats have only themselves to blame for the Mexican standoff they’re now locked in with a very stubborn octogenarian.
—airmail.news, 13 July 2024
Instead, Connolly will join multiple House septuagenarians and octogenarians in senior roles during the next congressional term.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Opposite the middle-aged acoustic guitar players and singers—succeeded by a hunky chain-smoking violinist in a camel suit—is an octogenarian with all his teeth missing.
—Alexandra Pereira, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a person whose age is between 80 and 89
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octogenarian
noun
oc·to·ge·nar·i·an
ˌäk-tə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a person whose age is in the eighties
octogenarian
adjective
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