octogenarian

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person between 80 and 89 years old.

   The marathon was won, remarkably, by an octogenarian.

2. 2
   adj

   Being between 80 and 89 years old.

   The octogenarian author published her tenth novel this year.

From Latin octōgēnārius + -an (suffix forming adjectives and representative nouns), either directly or via French octogénaire, from Latin octōgēnus (“80 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from octōgintā (“eight tens, 80”).

Topics